Strip-tillers favor 12-row rigs and shank-style setups on row units, while preference for fall or spring strip-building increases.

In the coming weeks, EFC Systems plans to make a second Agronomic Technology Corp. product, N-Insight, available to its FieldAlytics users. N-Insight is an instant nitrogen diagnostic tool that produces a 5-year nitrogen loss report for a field.

Dean Sponheim, who farms with his son, Josh, near Nora Springs, Iowa, is accustomed to innovating, despite being a relatively late adopter of precision farming practices.  

Headquartered in Bellefonte, Penn., ZedX’s expertise lies in the development of agronomic weather, crop and pest models that rapidly translate data into insights for more efficient agricultural production.

Two agreements related to Deere’s purchase of Precision Planting will also be terminated, including the digital collaboration agreement between Deere and The Climate Corp., a division of Monsanto. Also ending is an agreement that would have allowed Ag Leader to expand access to and distribution of certain Precision Planting products and technologies.

Topcon Agriculture showcased a suite of new technology at SIMA 2017, including its X35 console, AES 35 electric steering subsystem and Athene ECU for spreader control.

Tim Steunkel, marketing manager with TeeJet Technologies introduces the company's Turbo TeeJet induction nozzles, which are EPA approved for application of XtendiMax (Monsanto) and Engenia (BASF) on Dicamba tolerant crops. "The product allows for very coarse or ultracoarse droplets, which are often recommended for Dicamba applications, and offers drift control for both vapor and particle drift," Stuenkel says.