Ag Leader Technology Blog

AMES, IOWA, December 9, 2011 – Ag Leader Technology is excited to announce the INTEGRA™ display will soon feature planter down force monitor and control capability, allowing the display to monitor and adjust down force based on field and soil conditions. Planting seed at the optimum row unit down force is an important factor [...]

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AMES, IOWA, November 1, 2011 – Ag Leader Technology, Inc., a leader in the development of precision farming solutions, is excited to introduce the latest innovation in precision farming – the new VERSA™ display. It features a large full-color 8.4-inch touchscreen and multiple language [...]

On September 30, 2011, Ag Leader Technology Inc., joined the Iowa State University Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE) for the groundbreaking ceremony for phase two of the Biorenewables Complex. Ag Leader proudly donated $250,000 to this building project, which will provide new classrooms and lab space for the ABE department.

AMES, IOWA, April 11, 2011 – Today, industry groundbreakers Ag Leader Technology, Inc., and global sprayer specialist HARDI INTERNATIONAL A/S announced a cooperative effort to bring greater performance, productivity and profitability to the market with the introduction of the HC 9500 controller, a customized display available on select HARDI ISOBUS sprayers.
“This collaboration brings together [...]

Ag Leader Technology, Inc., a leader in the development of precision farming solutions, will provide availability of GLONASS support for the ParaDyme automated steering system in February, enabling the rover to receive signals from the satellites that comprise the Russian global navigation satellite system.
“The main advantage GLONASS capability will offer ParaDyme users is longer run-time [...]

Today, Ag Leader Technology, Inc., a leader in the development of precision farming solutions, announced the release of the North American Wheat algorithm for OptRx, a crop sensor used for mapping, data collection and real-time variable rate nitrogen application. OptRx crop sensors determine a vegetative index reference value based on a plant with sufficient nitrogen [...]

AMES, IOWA, December 3, 2010 – Today, Ag Leader Technology, Inc., a leader in the development of precision farming solutions, announced the February 2011 release of Advanced Seed Monitoring through the SeedCommand™ system. Advanced Seed Monitoring – available on the INTEGRA™ display – provides planter performance monitoring of seed meter singulation, skips/doubles and spacing quality, [...]

AMES, IOWA, November 15, 2010 –Today, Ag Leader Technology, Inc., a leader in the development of precision farming solutions, announced the February 2011 introduction of support for ground drive air carts with linear actuator control for seeding and fertilizer application. This new functionality enables control of up to three channels of granular product or a [...]

Today, Ag Leader Technology, Inc., a leader in the development of precision farming solutions, introduced its latest GPS offering, the GPS 2500 all-in-one antenna and GNSS receiver. The new GPS 2500 features a dual frequency receiver and the capability to receive WAAS/EGNOS, OmniSTAR XP/HP/VBS and GLONASS satellite signals. The receiver also supports e-Dif for areas where other differential signals aren’t available.

Today, Ag Leader Technology, Inc., a leader in the development of precision farming solutions, introduced a new mobile display compatible with SMS™ Mobile – the Mesa Rugged Notepad™. The waterproof, impact-resistant notepad is built specifically for field use and offers a brilliant, sunlight readable screen.

Today, Ag Leader Technology, Inc., a leader in the development of precision farming solutions, announced the February 2011 addition of OnTrac2™ assisted steering support to the INTEGRA™ display. Support of the OnTrac2 steering system is a valuable complement to the full-featured, year-round precision farming display.

Today, Ag Leader Technology, Inc., a leader in the development of precision farming solutions, announced the latest functionality added to the INTEGRA™ display – compatibility with the ISO 11783 (ISOBUS) Virtual Terminal Standard, available February 2011. This functionality enables support of many ISOBUS compliant implements on the INTEGRA display.
“We’re excited to give growers the option [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

AMES, IOWA, April 28, 2010 – Today, Ag Leader Technology, Inc., a leader in the development of precision farming solutions, added dual product control for application operations to the popular EDGE display. Dual product control is the latest piece of functionality added to an already feature-packed, year-round precision farming display.
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March 25, 2010, AMES, Iowa – To enhance their “closest to the farmer” reputation, Ag Leader Technology, Inc., a leader in the development of precision farming solutions, officially launched social media efforts today with the inaugural post to the new blog Precision Point. Not only can Ag Leader fans interact with the company on their [...]

February 1, 2010, AMES, Iowa – Today, Ag Leader Technology, Inc., a leader in the development of precision farming solutions, added the patent-pending SureVac electric row shutoff to their lineup of planter section shutoff devices. SureVac provides today’s precision farming operation with an easily-installed, zero-maintenance solution to reduce seed costs and increase yield potential. [...]

February 1, 2010, AMES, Iowa – In an effort to bring more structure to a growing precision agriculture community, Ag Leader Technology, has developed a new elite precision farming distribution network called Blue Delta. The network is designed to help precision farming dealers become well-rounded precision farming experts, as well as help farmers [...]

AMES, IOWA, November 3, 2009 –Today, Ag Leader Technology, Inc., a leader in the development of precision farming solutions, introduced the latest innovation in precision farming – the INTEGRA™ display. Featuring a large, full-color 12.1-inch high-definition touchscreen, the INTEGRA display offers the most complete year-round operation control, guidance and steering solution in the marketplace [...]