Ag Leader Technology Blog

Teaching precision agriculture is an important focus at many educational institutions, and Ag Leader is dedicated to supporting this education by working with the instructors. We recently held a two-day training with many of these educational leaders discussing how technology is benefitting agriculture and sharing ideas about how to teach this information to the next [...]

University educators share thoughts on teaching precision agriculture concepts to college students while attending an Ag Leader Technology Educator Training Event.

Teaching precision agriculture is an important focus at many educational institutions, and Ag Leader is dedicated to supporting this education by working with the instructors. Here are some thoughts from these educators from a recent Ag Leader training event.

Are you headed to the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa?  We’ve got something just for you.  Head to Ag Leader’s Facebook page and:
1.)   Like our page on Facebook.
2.)   Download and print the survey from the EDGE Giveaway tab.
3.)   Bring your completed survey to the Ag Leader booth (Lot 517) at the Farm Progress [...]

It has been a while since my last post but I can assure you, it has been a busy few weeks. Harvest in terms of small grains is completed in the southern and central parts of Europe. In the northern part it is mostly the wheat that is left. It seemed that to start with [...]

Guidance and steering systems are becoming more and more popular in the precision ag world. There are several levels of guidance and steering options for your precision farming operation, and most of these fall into three areas: manual guidance, assisted steering or automated steering.  All of these steering options rely on GNSS to determine your [...]

A couple weeks ago Aaron talked about using SMS Mobile for some extracurricular activities such as hunting, fishing and even golfing.  Before the crop scouting season finishes up and soil sampling starts again, I wanted to talk about how to use the navigation features in SMS Mobile.
In all five operating modes (Boundary, Soil Sampling, Crop [...]

SMS Software offers a great way to organize and manage all of your precision farming data. However, with all of the capabilities and functions offered by SMS Software, you may have some questions about what you can do with your software and how to do it. That’s why Ag Leader offers SMS Trainings – to [...]

Our last Lesson in Precision Ag discussed the importance of georeferencing precision ag activities. In order to fully utilize the capabilities georeferencing can offer, a Geographic Information System can be used to manage your operation’s georeferenced data.
Geographic Information System (GIS): A computer system used to collect, manage and analyze georeferenced field data. Capabilities include mapping, [...]

Using satellite imagery as a background for field maps can provide valuable insights that may have gone unnoticed while in the field. SMS software provides access to many free image sources. This video will discuss how to download and add satellite imagery to your field maps.

Have you ever gotten directions from someone who referenced land marks rather than distance and directions?  In my earlier years I had a summer job at our local coop tendering some late spring spraying.  I thought I knew the area fairly well, so I didn’t hesitate.  One day as I approached the field the radio [...]