Martin, 47, relies on GPS technology to improve efficiency and trim fertilizer use on her family’s large cotton operation. “Our GPS-equipped harvesting machine allows us to generate a yield map. The ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A recent upgrade of the United States' global positioning system (GPS) will do little to assist farmers in their fields, says a Purdue University expert. Mark Morgan, assistant ...

Walnut Ridge-- Rice farmers will tell you, after you plant, it's time to build your levees. To best chart the elevations of their fields, some use lasers, others use GPS. But "Did You Know" there is a ...

Newly introduced legislation backed by Farm Bureau and several dozen organizations representing a broad range of interests would help ensure farmers, ranchers and the many others who rely on GPS would ...

New Zealand GPS tracking company TracMap has found a new industry for its GPS tracking devices, after realising that it could be of use for more than just farming. (Lifeflight Trust Westpac Rescue ...

Aided by a computer and a Global Positioning System — a constellation of Earth-orbiting satellites — a farmer's tractor can now drive itself. The use of such technology has increased in the past few ...

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A powerful solar storm brought spectacular Northern Light displays to much of the U.S. Friday night, with vibrant colors witnessed as far south as Florida. And with the historic storm came the threat ...

Research and Markets has issued a new precision farming technology report. According to the report, the growth of the market is expected to be remarkable, and is estimated to reach $3.72 million by ...

Walnut Ridge-- Rice farmers will tell you, after you plant, it's time to build your levees. To best chart the elevations of their fields, some use lasers, others use GPS. But "Did You Know" there is a ...