Ag Leader Technology Blog

Last week, I introduced you to some of our Software Support staff. If you are calling in with questions regarding your SMS Advanced or Mobile Software, you will likely be speaking to one of our full-time support staff members dedicated to our software product line. Today, meet Jessica Ahrens, Luke James and Ethan Smidt.

As Mark Irvin said when he started introducing our readers to the Customer Support staff, it is always nice to know a little about the people you’re speaking with when you call Ag Leader’s Customer Support line. If you are calling in with questions regarding your SMS Advanced or Mobile Software, you will likely be speaking [...]

This video tutorial demonstrates how to define a field level boundary and data set boundary, ways to collect a boundary, tools available while logging a boundary and other tools to fine-tune the boundary on SMS Mobile.

This video tutorial demonstrates how to add layers, order the layers, make appearance changes and use labels and tool tips on the maps in SMS Mobile.

This video tutorial demonstrates how to define soil sampling points, grids or regions in SMS Mobile, and how to adjust the grid size and alignment. In addition, it shows how to use Navigation tools to drive to a sample site.

This video tutorial demonstrates how to define soil sampling points, grids or regions in SMS Mobile, and how to adjust the grid size and alignment. In addition, it shows how to use Navigation tools to drive to a sample site.

This video tutorial helps users become familiar with the layout of the SMS Mobile software at startup and see how multiple layers can be set up as references in the field, as well as how to use the tools in the software.

This video tutorial helps users become familiar with the layout of the SMS Mobile software at startup and see how multiple layers can be set up as references in the field, as well as how to use the tools in the software.

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 [...]

Earlier this month, 34 distributors from 18 countries attended the Ag Leader International Distributor training event held in Merida, Spain. This is the second time we have held training for our overseas distributors outside the US. The first was held in the UK two years ago. The week included a mixture of classroom based technical [...]

This video shows how to import and manage an .MSF (Management Setup File). An .MSF is used to import management items into a display, such as growers, farms, field names, boundaries, products/product mixes and guidance patterns.

This video shows how to import and manage an .MSF (Management Setup File). An .MSF is used to import management items into a display, such as growers, farms, field names, boundaries, products/product mixes and guidance patterns.

Last week, we introduced our “Value of Data” series where we will discuss topics to show how data has the potential to help you increase yields and profit on your operation. One such topic is your nitrogen use efficiency. Does your car or truck have an electronic miles per gallon readout?  Have you ever compared that [...]

As the use of technology continues to increase in agriculture, the fundamentals of growing food for expanding populations do not change. Similarly, the fundamental question of why you use technology on your farm continues to be essential. This is a simple question with a variety of answers. You may answer, “so I can save on [...]

Reflecting is a good exercise, so I wanted to start the New Year recapping the new products and features that Ag Leader introduced. As I began to do so, I found myself asking the question, “why do we do what we do?” This made me realize that just as important as what we’ve done is why [...]

In precision ag, we are continuously discussing the importance of analyzing data in order to make management decisions regarding your operation. One of the key pieces of data in an operation is yield maps. Yield monitoring and yield mapping have been around for many years (in fact, Al Myers developed the first practical and applicable on-the-go [...]

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 [...]

Setting up your data collection cycle within your display is an easy way to keep your precision ag data organized. Once you have your Growers, Farms, Fields, Operators, Equipment, Products and Field boundaries loaded into your display, it is time to consider how you want to set your data collection cycle. The “New Season” feature [...]

Farming is full of checklists and tasks to do for the day, week, month or year.  Feed the dog, clean the livestock buildings, clean up equipment before putting it away for the year, fix equipment you’re getting ready to use for the next season, and the list goes on.  Among all of the other items, [...]

Now that the crops are out of the field and fall field work is beginning, it is time for those fortunate enough to have a problem with excess moisture to get in the field and start repairing and laying new tile.  For those of you who have tiled fields in the past, you can likely [...]