Ag Leader Technology Blog

When Ag Leader recently announced our Advanced Seed Monitoring, we discussed several terms that were part of this new functionality. The main feature of Advanced Seed Monitoring is planter performance monitoring of seed meter singulation, skips/doubles and spacing quality. But what do all of these terms mean and how can monitoring these items help your operation?

It is planting season in the Midwest, and this means that farming activities are increasing. One item I have been trying to manage on my operation is guidance lines. In our operation, consistency of the planter following in the exact same path as our strip-tillage machine, as well as ensuring the sprayer is also moving [...]

This video explains how you can create new planting products for your current operation.

This video explains how you can create new planting products for your current operation.

Ag Leader offers several resources to growers as you get started this spring. As always, you can reach our Tech Support team by calling 515-232-5363 or emailing support@agleader.com. Ag Leader Tech Support has extended our hours for spring. We are now open Monday-Friday, 7:00a.m. to 8:00p.m. CST; Saturday, 8:00a.m. to 4:00p.m.; and Sunday from 12:00p.m. [...]

Once your display is updated and ready to go to the field, check that the precision equipment on the planter is working correctly as well.  First, make sure you can load your planter configuration. If the display detects out of date CAN module firmware, it will prompt the user to update these modules. All you [...]

I like to think of my father as a good teacher.  One lesson Dad taught me was to always check my vehicle fluids and air pressure before leaving on a long trip.  As I prepared to drive my old truck back to college one fall, Dad reminded me to check the oil before I headed [...]

It’s been a long winter!  I am sure that everyone can agree that they welcome the longer daylight hours and warmer weather that spring has to offer.  Springtime brings something different for everyone.  For growers, it may be pulling the planting and tillage equipment out of the shed to prepare before heading to the field.
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It is not normal (from a weather perspective at least) that I wish I was in Iowa! However, given the recent weather and temperatures here in the UK, Iowa has proven to be worthy of consideration as a destination to warm up a little! With temperatures down to -13°C (9°F) (according to my car at [...]

AutoSwath™ is a common feature being used in many applications this spring. For those that are not famaliar with it, AutoSwath is Ag Leader’s term for automatic swath control.  This has several ROI applications, but the largest is reduced input costs by not overlapping already applied/planted areas.  You can learn more about the feature here and here.
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This time of year it is more important than ever to have top notch precision ag support available to you.  Support can come in the form of your local dealer or by calling Technical Support at Ag Leader.  We understand the questions and problems you run into during the spring do not fall within the [...]

It’s getting to be that time of year again when farmers are getting out their equipment to prepare for another growing season.  While you are servicing your machinery this spring don’t forget to service your precision ag equipment as well.
Start by saving last year’s data to your memory device (memory card, USB drive, etc.) then [...]