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Data Coalition, Growers Join to Launch National Ag Data Cooperative

March 2, 2017 | Posted in Data & Forecasts, Precision Ag Sales & Service, Manufacturer News
A cooperative of growers and an agricultural data non-profit have agreed to combine their technology platforms and create a vital resource for data-driven agriculture – a neutral, secure and private data storage repository controlled by growers. The combined platforms will be known as AgXchange and will be an independent data repository commercially available through the Growers Ag Data Cooperative (GADC) where producers can control, store, view and share their farm data assets.
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January 2017 Tractor & Combine Analysis

By Charlie Glass posted on February 14, 2017 | Posted in Data & Forecasts
After the release of our 2017 forecast last November, we have received several communications from readers who seem to have the same question; “What planet are you from?” They did not agree with our forecast and, from the looks of things, they might be right!
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Optimism or False Hope?

By Dave Kanicki posted on February 13, 2017 | Posted in Data & Forecasts, Operations & Finance
The past month and a half has been interesting for North American agriculture. Numerous positive signals have been showing up in various ag segments almost since the beginning of the year. Their duration hasn’t been long enough to classify them as trends or to build solid confidence in the longer term. I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for a little optimism.
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Why Interseeding Cover Crops is Catching On

Seeding cover crops early enough to get them established before winter often requires interseeding into the existing crop before it’s ready for harvest.
By Laura Barrera and Dave Kanicki posted on February 11, 2017 | Posted in Data & Forecasts, Product Innovations & Introductions, Niche Equipment Markets
The pursuit of higher crop yields and healthier soils is pointing farmers in the direction of cover crops. The 2015-16 Cover Crop Survey conducted by the Conservation Technology Information Center and Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education revealed that average acres of cover crops per farm have more than doubled over the previous 5 years.
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