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Granular Launches Two New Digital Farming Tools

June 24, 2019 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Granular's AcreValue, an online land intelligence solution for U.S. farmers, landowners and land professionals, has released two new digital tools for farmers, landowners and their business collaborators to research land and to network — Claim My Land and Custom Boundaries.

Fertilizing Experiments Yield Strip-Till Savings and Profit

Michigan strip-tiller Ryan Groholske’s move to spring strip-till has helped cut potassium application rates and improved soybean yields.

By Jack Zemlicka posted on May 12, 2015 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Farming 1,800 acres in south central Michigan, Ryan Groholske is accustomed to navigating rocky — though fertile — ground. Through long-term no-till practices, he’s been able to elevate organic matter content on some sandier soils to as much as 5%, while also creating a thriving habitat for earthworms.

Hemisphere GPS Sells Non-Ag Operations, Changes Name

February 5, 2013 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Source: Hemisphere GPS News Release

Hemisphere GPS Inc. signed and closed a definitive agreement to sell the business assets associated with its non-agricultural operations to the Canadian subsidiary of Beijing UniStrong Science & Technology Co. Ltd. for cash of $14.96M. PI Financial Inc. acted as advisor on the transaction for Hemisphere GPS.

Utilizing On-the-Go Soil Sensing Devices to Improve Definition of Management Zones

January 17, 2013 | Posted in Precision Agriculture, Soil Health

Source: Bob Gunzenhauser, John Shanahan and Eric Lund, Pioneer Hi-Bred

In order to develop variable-rate prescriptions for crop inputs like seed and fertilizer, it is first necessary to delineate fields into regions of distinct yield potential (Butzen, et al., 2012), also known as management zones (MZ).

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