PrecisionAg eNews’ Top 10 Stories in 2008
December 22, 2008 #10: OptiGro Reemerges as CropAssure (May 22)
John Deere Agri-Services had made a big push into the remote imagery market through 2007 and early 2008 under the OptiGro brand, investing tremendous dollars in talent and resources. When it was clear that the investment was not going to deliver the necessary payback , however, the plug was abruptly pulled. The imagery business was sold back to the original owners, and is packaged under the brand CropAssure.
#9: Lightbars: Focusing On The Basics (May 15)
Despite the dazzle of new products in the market, there is still a lot of interest in developments in the “basic” technology, as interest in this lightbar update story proves.
#8: Trimble Buys Tru Count (Oct 30)
Trimble had a late acquisition spree in 2008, including its purchase of Tru Count, the planter clutch manufacturer. This, along with its purchase of Rawson in December, significantly deepens Trimble’s offerings in agriculture.
#7: Final Word On Autosteer (May 15)
In Paul Schrimpf’s blog, there’s a discussion of the user comfort benefits of automatic steering which seemed to strike a chord.
#6: GPS Receiver Technology Update (May 29)
In the heat of a year featuring record farm income, there was plenty of interest in the latest in GPS technology.
#5: From Japan: Robot Farming Suit (Jan 3)
This “novelty” item, featuring a robotic suit that allows the user to carry significantly greater amounts of weight while working, got huge interest. Technology manufacturers … you listening out there?
#4 Survey Results featuring Suggestions for Precision eNews (Jun 19)
We got a lot of great feedback from you on what we should be focusing on with this enewsletter.
#3 Inside Telemetry (Jan 3)
Telemetry has been a subject of major interest all year, and for good reason. Cell technology is growing as a platform not just for internet access, but access to RTK correction. We’ll be watching telemetry developments throughout 2009.
#2: Deere Adds Guidance on Corn Head (Aug 7)
Interest in planting and harvesting accuracy using GPS is very high, and this item got huge hits as summer started on the downhill slide toward harvest.
#1: 7 Reasons Why Computers Fail and What to Do About It (Mar 8)
We shouldn’t be surprised that the top item hit home with so many of you. This list of basic pointers on dealing with computer problems proved to be the undisputed most read item all year.
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