Where is ag leader from?
Ag Leader Technology, based in Ames, Iowa, has been a front-runner and driving force behind precision agriculture innovation since 1992. Ag Leader’s products are the most complete, user-friendly package of precision farming technologies.
What is the Ag Leader program?
Ag Leader offers an educational solution for schools of all sizes. The program provides resources for all your precision agriculture needs from beginning course content, precision equipment training, general precision resources and even the software programs themselves.
Who makes Ag Leader?
Al Myers: When I started the company, one would have been just a teenager, 13, and the other was two years younger. Yeah, so 11 and 13 they would have been.
What is Ag Leader GeoSteer?
The all-new GeoSteer® automated steering system was designed for farmers looking for repeatable, sub-inch accuracy, making it ideal for planting, spraying and other field operations that require precise automated steering. The single antenna design makes it easy to transfer the system from one vehicle to another.
When was the Ag Leader invented?
A message from our president In 1986, I felt the need to be innovative beyond the scope of my day-to-day job, so I began development of the on-the-go yield monitor. It wasn’t until 1992 that I was satisfied with a marketable product, and Ag Leader was born.
How much is SMS Basic?
The cost of SMS Basic is $600. Telephone and e-mail technical support are free. All software updates are free for the first year, with an optional annual maintenance fee of 15% of the list price to receive all new releases. The software is available free for a 15-day trial.
When did Ag Leader start?
1992 – Basement Beginnings Ag Leader entered the agriculture equipment market with the world’s first widely adopted yield monitor. Unbeknownst at the time, that yield monitor started a data revolution and the beginning of the precision farming industry. It began in 1986 in founder Al Myers’ basement.
When was the yield monitor invented?
Yield monitoring equipment was introduced in the early 1990s and is increasingly considered a conventional practice in modern agriculture. The pioneers of precision agriculture already have generated several years of yield history and have examined different ways of interpreting and processing these data.
What is Ag Leader SMS?
SMS Ag Leader Ag Leader offers three SMS package options. SMS Basic. SMS Basic is designed to help make bottom line improvements to any operation. Step-by-step software wizards and a common-sense interface make setup and using the software easy.
What SMS Basic?
FMCSA updates the SMS once a month and organizes the data into seven Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs). The SMS groups carriers by BASIC with other carriers that have a similar number of safety events and then ranks carriers and assigns a percentile to prioritize them for interventions.
Why choose the Ag Leader displays?
From the entry level Compass through to the Incommand 1200 display the menus and user operation of the Ag Leader displays is consistent throughout. This is a great because the menus and operation are clear and simple to use, which also makes supporting our customers easier over the phone.
What is the Ag Leader incommand 800 display?
With Ag Leader’s InCommand 800 display you can manage mapping, control planting and applications and monitor yields, all real-time from the comfort of your cab. This row-by-row control device provides growers an easily-installed, zero-maintenance solution to reduce seed costs and increase yields using GPS.
What has Ag Leader SMS advanced done for You?
In the last two years we have extensively used Ag Leader SMS Advanced as a key part of our mapping services for yield maps, AB line and field management between different brands of displays and contour/zone variable rate prescriptions.
How much does an Ag Leader Compass cost?
The Ag Leader Compass starting at $2500 Excl GST with a Glonass Enabled receiver is an easy to use display with an upgrade path to automated steering but also small enough to also be mounted with a suction mount on your windscreen and easily transferred between vehicles.