Ag Leader Technology Blog

If you’re like most people, the amount of computer hardware options available to you can become more than a little confusing. Do I want a laptop or a netbook? What is a netbook in the first place? What’s the difference between a laptop and a tablet and what the heck is a “convertible”? (Hint…it’s not [...]

Now that we’ve explained GNSS and differential correction, we want to talk about ways that you can utilize these technologies for precision farming. GNSS is the basis of many precision ag technologies; it allows you to map and track in-field actions within those field maps. This process is known as georeferencing.
In precision farming, georeferencing refers [...]

p>The trade show has been a staple in the agricultural industry for over a century.  The popularity of these shows has grown over the years to the point that there is a show in every state along with large national and international shows.  Agricultural trade shows generally cover a wide range of agricultural products for [...]

Since my last post I have had to empty out my rain gauge a few times.  It does not happen very often we complain about all the rain that we are getting in mid to late July.  While I do not have the answer to why we are receiving all of this rain now, I [...]

In the age of computers and the internet, we have become accustomed to finding out information quickly and easily.  On top of that, computers are becoming faster and have become more affordable for a business or farming operation to purchase.  As your business grows and more people become involved, one of the items you increasingly [...]

Introducing SMS Mobile PC – a new installation option for SMS Mobile. SMS Mobile PC allows you to utilize SMS Mobile on any portable device running a Windows operating system (XP, Vista or Windows 7).

We’re excited to announce SMS Mobile PC – set for fall 2010 release. SMS Mobile PC is the same great application we’ve been selling for several years for Windows Mobile devices but now made to install on laptops, netbooks, and tablet PCs running Windows XP, VISTA, or 7 operating systems. We know many of you [...]

AMES, IOWA, July 19, 2010 – Today, Ag Leader Technology, Inc., a leader in the development of precision farming solutions, announced the fall release of SMS Mobile PC – a new way to utilize SMS Mobile software. This new installation option for SMS Mobile enables support on PC- based devices, including netbooks, tablets and laptop [...]

Welcome back!  As promised, here are the additional items to consider when purchasing a new computer for use with your precision ag software.  In case you missed the first part of this list, click here.
p>Monitor and Screen Resolution:
SMS Basic/Advanced requires at least a 15” monitor with the ability to display a 1024 x 768 screen [...]

At the time of writing this it has been nigh on 2 months since I have seen a spot of rain, though admittedly 4 weeks of that I spent in Africa. As you can imagine, this is starting to have an impact on some crops over here in the UK they are starting to show [...]

A common question we get on the Support line in regards to setting up and running SMS Basic/Advanced is “what kind of computer should I get?”  With that said, I thought I would outline some key items to consider on your next computer purchase that you’re using to run precision ag software.
Operating System:
Like most other [...]

Since my last post I have toured parts of Missouri, Iowa, South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana.  No matter where you go the big question is rain and how much did you get?  Depending on whom you ask and where they are located you are bound to hear one of the following responses: “too little”, “just [...]

I don’t know about your farm shop, but our shop is in dire need of some organization and cleaning. We have spent the last three months doing everything we can do to keep the planter, strip-till machine, sprayer, semis, trucks, tractors and numerous trailers operating with seed, fertilizer and chemicals. The shop area is vitally [...]

Mistakes can happen in the rush of a busy season, especially when logging data or reading fies into your precision ag software. In this video you will learn about the tools used in SMS to correct mistakes as well as organize data effectively.

AMES, IOWA, July 8, 2010 – Ag Leader Technology, Inc., a leader in the development of precision farming solutions, has introduced the ability to load variety maps on to the INTEGRA display. Ag Leader’s SMS™ Basic or SMS™ Advanced desktop software helps achieve this process by facilitating variety map integration from an array of collection [...]

AMES, IOWA, July 8, 2010 – Today, Ag Leader Technology, Inc., a leader in the development of precision farming solutions, released SmartPath™ – a new “drive and guide” guidance pattern. This pattern is available with any of Ag Leader’s manual guidance, assisted steering or automated steering products, including the INTEGRA™ and EDGE™ displays, as well [...]

OmniSTAR
OmniSTAR is a wide-area differential GPS service, using a network of base stations surveyed to centimeter accuracy.

OmniSTAR offers wide-area differential correction by using geo-stationary satellites to broadcast correction data over a large area. OmniSTAR differential correction is subscription-based, which allows you to pay for the level of accuracy you need. Currently, three levels [...]

Earlier this week we started discussing differential correction as it applies to your precision farming practices. There are several options for differential correction services, and the service you use should be based on your precision farming operation. To help determine which differential correction service you should use, we will describe some of the most common [...]

As we discussed in last week’s lessons about GNSS, a very high level of navigational accuracy is necessary to utilize precision ag technologies. Because GNSS alone does not provide positioning signals that are accurate enough for precision farming, differential correction is used to allow for better accuracy.
Differential correction is a technique to improve the accuracy [...]