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In one of Aaron’s more recent posts, he talked about the value of crop scouting. Scouting your crop will help you identity problem spots in your fields and help you decide if any action should or can be taken to address those areas.  Documenting information collected during scouting will help you after harvest to evaluate why [...]

Farmers are beginning to take notice of OptRx crop sensors. I know this because tech support seems to be taking more and more calls from growers who have questions on OptRx, and it seems as if everyone is asking mostly the same questions. What most people don’t realize is how simple the system really is to use.

The crop is about planted here, and I am beginning to plan for side-dressing corn. In our operation we have a target range of total N that we would like to provide the crop. That range is a lbs/ac goal, something like 175-250lbs/ac goal.

This video explains how OptRx crop sensors can help you improve yield in wheat, lessen your environmental impact and increase your profit potential.

This video explains how OptRx crop sensors can help you improve yield in corn, lessen your environmental impact and increase your profit potential.

The weather has started to warm up and dry up over here in Europe and that can only mean one thing – time to go to the field! This is the time of year when spring crops are sown, vegetables planted and nitrogen applied to the winter crops, and it is the nitrogen application I [...]

It is with much gratitude that Ag Leader would like to thank both Farm Industry News and Agri-Trade for recognizing our company, our products and our leadership in the precision agriculture industry.
p>In recent months, Ag Leader has received awards recognizing our products and their importance to the precision agriculture industry. Last month, Ag Leader received [...]

It has been awhile since my last blog post, so I wanted to take a moment to catch everyone up with what is happening at Ag Leader Academy.   Our Technical Support team spent a large amount of time both before and after harvest building equipment for our 2011 Ag Leader dealer training.  Below are a [...]

The latest firmware updates for the INTEGRA and EDGE displays were released today, offering several enhancements and new features for customers. With these new features, the displays offer even greater functionality for your operation, and the firmware enhancements address many common requests.
The INTEGRA display will gain several new features with this update, including compatibility with [...]

What are the best applicator options for using OptRx crop sensors?
For optimum performance, OptRx should be used to apply nitrogen when the healthiest corn is between V5-V12 (about 2 foot to 7 foot tall).  When using OptRx sensors on wheat, topdress application can occur anytime between tillering and stem elongation.
The ideal side dress applicator [...]

As a grower, it’s important to take whatever steps needed to ensure maximum yield potential. Variable rate nitrogen application utilizing OptRx crop sensors is one way to reduce the risk of over fertilizing in early growth stages and ensure optimum plant health across the entire field.
How can OptRx help maximize my profit potential?
Organically Speaking
The amount [...]

Crop sensing technology is something growers tend to have many questions about, and most of the questions relate to one main concept – how crop sensors can help your operation. With that being said, I’ve put together a series of three blog posts in an effort to answer some of the common questions regarding our [...]

Over the years, Ag Leader has worked with various universities and research organizations on precision farming projects.  These have ranged from the development of new technology, such as cotton harvesting, to studying the benefits of products such as autosteer and variable rate application.  One of the research organizations that Ag Leader has worked with is [...]

p>Well, spring has finally sprung over here!  It seems to have been a long time coming because of an extended winter, but there is no doubt it is here now.  Even as I write this it is 17°C (62°F) which is positively warm for the UK!
Along with the warmer and drier weather comes an increase [...]

 
 “What is the application window for side-dressing nitrogen (N)?” I hear this question a lot from corn growers thinking about using crop sensors for variable rate N application.  Imagine how much better we could answer that question if we knew the weather! Unfortunately we don’t have that luxury.
 
For those who may not be familiar, the [...]

Croatia – not a country that immediately comes to mind when talking about precision farming.  However, in this country of 4.5 million people there is one company that is now adopting this new technology.  Agrokor Group is the largest farming company in Croatia and farms approximately 40,000 ha with a variety of crops from wheat [...]

Learn how OptRx measures and records data about a crop in real-time, and how that information adjusts the rate of nitrogen applied while on-the-go. With this crop sensing technology, nitrogen is applied at a rate that can maximize yield potential in all areas of your field.

AMES, IOWA, November 3, 2009 – Today, Ag Leader Technology, Inc., a leader in the development of precision farming solutions, released OptRx, a crop sensor used for mapping and data collection as well as real-time variable rate application of agrochemicals, specifically nitrogen. This new crop sensor technology allows operators to put the right amount [...]