Technology
Deere wins lawsuit protecting green and yellow colors
A U.S. District Court in Kentucky has ruled in favor of Deere & Co. in a lawsuit that was filed to protect use of the trademark green and yellow color combination on John Deere agricultural... more »
Equipment dealers collect funds for disaster victims
The number of natural disasters throughout North America this year has been striking. As such, the Equipment Dealers Foundation (EDF) has asked for an extraordinary amount of assistance from the agriculture industry. The EDF’s resources... more »
Deere expands hurricane relief support with $1 million donation
Deere & Company will make a $1 million cash donation to support Habitat Hammers Back, a long-term recovery initiative organized by Habitat for Humanity International to help repair and rebuild communities ravaged by Hurricanes Harvey,... more »
Equipment Dealers Association has new board chair
The St. Louis, Missouri-based Equipment Dealers Association (EDA) has elected as its new chairman of the board, Tom Rosztoczy. Rosztoczy has served on EDA’s board since 2015 and was most recently Treasurer and a member of... more »
Deere acquires precision ag company Blue River Technology
Deere & Company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Blue River Technology, which is based in Sunnyvale, California and is a leader in applying machine learning to agriculture. "We welcome the opportunity to work... more »
Philips Lighting adds Burns to LED lighting team
Philips Lighting has added John Burns as a key account manager for western U.S. for the horticulture LED lighting segment. In his new role, Burns will focus on the floriculture and ornamental markets, and on... more »
Faster processing, better reporting seen in traceability system
Dynamic Systems, a Redmond, Washington developer of real-time traceability systems, said it has made upgrades to the SIMBA Touchscreen and Tablet to provide faster processing at receiving. SIMBA gives the processor the ability to... more »
OSU Extension to host Farm Management, Technology Field Day
The Mahoning County office of Ohio State University Extension is hosting a field day Aug. 9 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Ward Campbell Farm, 11440 Palmyra Road in North Jackson. The focus of... more »
