Articles by Michaela Paukner

[Technology Corner] Dealers, Customers Benefit from Titan Machinery-Augmenta Partnership

By Michaela Paukner posted on May 6, 2022

This week's Technology Corner takes a closer look at how Case IH dealer Titan Machinery is partnering with agtech company Augmenta to offer customers a smart and automated variable rate application system.

[Technology Corner] Autonomy Goes Mainstream with Deere’s Autonomous 8R Tractor

By Michaela Paukner posted on January 14, 2022 | Posted in Technology

John Deere revealed a fully autonomous tractor at CES 2022 earlier this month. The company says the machine is ready for large-scale production and will be available to farmers in time for fall tillage operations.

[Technology Corner] Ohio Dealer Uses 2004 GPS Receivers to Help Customers Amid Shortages

By Michaela Paukner posted on October 28, 2021

Supply chain shortages have some dealers digging out decades-old precision equipment to help their customers get crops off the fields. Ohio staff at John Deere dealer Ag-Pro are putting GPS units from 2004 back to work, according to a recent story from Reuters.

[Technology Corner] Kubota to Acquire AgJunction for $72.8M

By Michaela Paukner posted on October 14, 2021

Kubota Corp. plans to acquire AgJunction, a company that develops guidance, autosteer and autonomy technology, for $72.8 million. AgJunction announced the acquisition on Oct. 8. The company plans to hold a special meeting for shareholders in November to seek approval for the acquisition, and the transition would likely close shortly after approval.

[Technology Corner] Precision Loan Program Could Help Growers, Dealerships Generate More Revenue

By Michaela Paukner posted on October 1, 2021 | Posted in Technology

A new bill introduced in the U.S. Senate would provide loan financing to farmers and ranchers to purchase precision agriculture equipment.
Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., announced the Precision Agriculture Loan Act on Sept. 15. It’s the first federal loan program dedicated entirely to precision agriculture.

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[Technology Corner] What are the Top 5 Applications in Autonomy Right Now?

There was plenty of technology on display at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis., a few weeks ago. Farm Equipment editor Mike Lessiter caught up with Monarch Tractor’s John Issacson and got his take on the top 5 applications in autonomy right now.

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