Dawn Equipment, a Sycamore, Ill.-based manufacturer of actively controlled planter attachments, has entered into an agreement with 640 Labs, a Chicago-based agriculture analytics company and manufacturer of the 640 Drive data acquisition device, to provide farmers access to ground hardness data and machine control features of Dawn hydraulic actuation products on an open platform.

Land O'Lakes, Inc., today announced its acquisition of Geosys, a global technology firm that provides satellite imaging and insights to agribusiness.

DuPont Pioneer and John Deere are collaborating to deliver near real-time field level data to growers.

Crop growers, wine grape and other fruit growers, food processors and even concrete makers all benefit from water sensors for accurate, steady and numerous moisture readings.

Soybean producers can easily get an idea of the yield potential of their crops with a Purdue Extension soybean specialist's calculation method.

The tales of young, tech-savvy entrepreneurs launching new ventures out of Silicon Valley are common. But what about three 20-something brothers who live — not in some high tech mecca — but near the small community of Wilderado, Texas, who started a new business venture?