Finding Ease in Innovation: The Journey of a Mississippi Farmer
Like many of us in agriculture, Steve Skelton began working on the farm as soon as he was able....
Planting season has many moving parts. You have to get your fields, equipment and crew ready for when the time and weather is right. Luckily, FieldView can help...
Planting season has many moving parts. You have to get your fields, equipment and crew ready for when the time and weather is right. Luckily, FieldView can help you measure, track ...
Like many of us in agriculture, Steve Skelton began working on the farm as soon as he was able....
In this post, we'll find out what makes that visualization possible: real-time data collection....
The FieldView Cab app can track seed and population almost instantly, identify application issues in real-time and make refilling seed a much smoother process....
When you think about variability in your field, do you consider it a challenge to be overcome or an opportunity to be leveraged?...
When the ground is frozen, there's little you can do. But as a scientist, I assure you, this time in the soil is far from uneventful. During the unforgiving cold, Mother Nature con...
Agriculture is a particularly great example of what happens when we put our minds together to overcome the odds. Though it’s been a harrowing year, these past months have also hi...
Imagine paper. Lots of it. Each page containing notes and hand-drawn maps that correspond to tiny flags throughout your field, which you had to place one by one. All of this time, ...
I’ve always wanted a clear picture of what is happening on my acres. Working with my dad on our family farm, I saw firsthand how the numbers on the yield monitor and the grain el...
We know that when you need support, you want to quickly access help, get your problem solved and get back to work. So we give you many ways to get in touch and get what you need...
We’ll show you how you can be a more effective leader, no matter where you are, and how FieldView™ keeps your team connected....
The weather has certainly thrown some big challenges at many farmers so far this season. And with Sept. 22 this week marking the first day of fall, the question on everyone’s min...
Few things in life are solved by pressing a button. Fortunately, FieldView™ has a couple of easy, one-button solutions for harvest....
You can plant with sub-inch accuracy. Self-driving tractors have been around for so long the technology is almost old school....
FieldView ensures farmers always have access to the data they need to make informed decisions. Making sure you and your team are on the same page and have the same information, is ...
The dreaded fungus. It can be a threat to your profit margin, and something you literally can't see coming. That’s why when it comes to fungicide, timing is everything....
With the rush of planting in the side view mirror for most corn, soy and cotton growers, attention quickly turns to keeping track of the health and progress of crops across your op...
One of the major weather stories over the spring was a couple of highly unusual cold weather outbreaks in most of the United States east of the Rockies after a warm March....
Having spent nearly my entire life in the soil — beginning on my family farm and now as manager of a 1,300-acre research farm at The Climate Corporation — planting season turns...
Farmers have every right to ensure [their data] is used appropriately, and only in ways they acknowledge and approve....
Seven Essential Steps for a Smooth Start to Planting Season...
Coming out of a rain-soaked 2019 and the resulting delays in planting, it’s hard not to turn our attention to what the skies have in store for us this year....
If you’re a farmer, now is a great time to be working with your trusted advisors to create contingency plans in case we have another challenging planting season....
At their heart, the greatest advancements in agriculture are coming from data. Whether it’s the newest, best-performing corn hybrid delivered by advanced plant breeding or the di...
With FieldView as my go-to scripting system, I can now write scripts ten-to-one compared to my previous method....
Digital tools have greatly simplified the process and can help paint a clearer picture of where to invest and what works for your fields to maximize the opportunity in every acre....
Over time, digital solutions will only strengthen the bond between grower and farm, which will bring greater benefits to you and to our world....
What are you missing in your harvest data? Across hundreds, even thousands of acres, it's easy to get lost in this sea of data points. It’s simply too much for one person to calc...
As a native Texan, when I arrived in South Dakota years ago, I had to learn the ways of farming in this region. Here are some tips I’ve gathered from my experience as well as tha...
FieldView™ continues to lead the industry with the most compatible real-time data cab monitoring app, reshaping agriculture for present and future generations. We recently welcom...
High moisture can slow down harvest and lead to incremental costs for drydown that eat into profit. Let’s take a look at what to consider as you manage moisture....
Accurate data is key to making the best decisions for your farm. By preparing on the front end with yield monitor calibration and then using our data fix-it tool to give your data ...
Over time, Jesse has built enough trust and working knowledge of her operation that Laura, if she can help it, always goes to Jesse first with any FieldView questions....
Harvest is underway in some regions, but for much of the Midwest, late planting and the potential threat of early frost may make harvest a race against Mother Nature. ...
I learned from my dad at a young age that the best-laid plans made in the winter at the kitchen table often go out the window once the planter hits the field. Farming is inherently...
When my dad and his brothers started farming back in the 1970s, they started from nothing. The equipment they used back then is completely different than what we use today, and the...
Has this ever happened to you? You pull up a field health image and find that your scouting map is almost completely red....
Something unusual was happening in one of Chris Naylor’s soybean fields. While reviewing his latest field health imagery in Climate FieldView™, he noticed a change that he didn...
Thinking back to my days as a farm kid, I remember how my father and uncle would track their data for the family farm. Back then technology consisted of hand-written notes in a not...
Do you ever feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day to stay on top of everything you need to know about agriculture? There’s always another person to meet with, report t...
Last year's wet fall and cold November were followed by a mild December, and then a polar vortex dominated the last part of winter, yielding overall below-normal air and soil tempe...
It’s early on a March morning in southern Indiana and Andy Lowry is up before the sun with the same goal as many Midwest farmers – taking back time. When I catch him on the pho...
Following a rough year of tariff negotiations that saw soybean prices greatly decline and an extended harvest in the Midwest that kept many farmers in the fields until after Thanks...
Due in large part to warm, dry conditions, last year’s harvest began earlier than normal in many areas of the Corn Belt, with some farmers harvesting in early September. However,...
For years, farmers have understood the value of split-planting trials for testing and comparing hybrids and inputs within their specific field conditions. Digital farming tools hav...
With spring quickly approaching, as we look ahead to planting season there’s a lot to consider. In my visits to farmers and dealers in my region at this time of year, many of our...
Planning season: it’s a time to catch your breath and reflect. For me, this means thinking about both the farm and my family. I use this season to analyze insights gained from th...
Did you “hack” your harvest opportunity this year? Or, put it another way, as you watched the yield monitor and took stock of the season’s performance, did the digital tools,...
Every year, it’s a balancing act. Given the nature of ever-changing weather patterns and other factors out of your control, your ability to gauge soil conditions and track availa...
As I’ve logged countless miles across the Midwest, one insight I have gained is that every farm, and every farmer, is different. The farmers I work with have incredible work ethi...
I knew what I wanted to be at an early age. Growing up hearing stories about my grandfather – and watching my dad – nurturing and caring for the land they farmed instilled in m...
While harvest has started early for much of the nation, farmers often tell us that a big challenge during this crucial time of year is deciding when their fields are dry enough and...
The USDA projects a 242 million acre harvest for top row crops nationwide, and with harvest coming early for much of the Midwest, the phones in Climate Support have already startin...
The rumors are true: harvest will come early this year across much of the Midwest! According to USDA crop progress reports, corn and most crops are in advanced maturity stages and ...
An advancement that takes some of the guesswork out of the planting equation. A seed selection and placement technology that’s currently on more than 100,000 acres in pre-commerc...
A few years ago, as an Iowa farmer (and farmer advisor), I always looked forward to walking the fields to get a closer look at what was happening in the long rows of corn and beans...
The finish line is in sight – as you continue to focus on the growing season by carefully scouting and adjusting inputs, harvest is just around the corner. It’s an exciting tim...
One of the reasons I have a passion for what I do is I get to spend a lot of time in the field. For instance, earlier this spring, I had the opportunity to help some Illinois farme...
On-farm field experimentation matters for the bottom line. Last year, farmers who ran split-planting field trials, with two different seeds planted side-by-side in the same planter...
If you drove across virtually any part of the Corn Belt even a few weeks ago, you would have still seen farmers planting corn in their fields. As some of you may have experienced, ...
Growing up on a farm in central Illinois, I remember being so very ready for spring to arrive. With temperatures finally warming, equipment would start rolling down the roads and t...
Last year at this time, some of the Midwest was affected by abnormally wet weather which contributed to planting delays and other issues for farmers. Early spring weather condition...
Corn yields have increased significantly since the 1930s largely due to genetic improvement and better crop management. Grain yield is the product of the number of plants per acre,...
You know better than anyone that, with tight margins for crop production on every acre, staying ahead of the challenges you face every day is critical to your success....
To be properly connected, your equipment must be compatible with your digital agriculture app. With farmers using the Climate FieldView platform on millions of acres across the U.S...
You might say that farming is in my DNA. As a fifth generation Nebraska farmer, I am proud of the agricultural heritage my family has established....
Determining the optimal seeding density for your field is not an easy task, and field variability can make this an even tougher decision. That’s why knowing the optimal seeding r...
2017 was a dry growing season in Iowa but yields were better than expected. Most of Iowa was wet and cool during planting time (end April to mid-May), warm and dry during vegetativ...
As we sit at the cusp of the digital agriculture revolution, we can collect more data on seed, soil, crops and weather than ever before. We can also analyze this data in novel ways...
Extremely cold temperatures have affected much of the central and eastern United States since late December. Persistent northerly winds out of Canada’s cold interior have transpo...
At this time last year, we became the first digital agriculture company to share our innovation pipeline publicly - favoring transparency and access over closed-door science. Today...
Agriculture is much more than just a job to me – it’s my life’s work. Growing up on a family farm, I quickly learned the fine line that exists between success and failure at ...
Now that harvest season is winding down, many of you are looking at your data and yield maps to see how your crops performed. You're probably already thinking about next year, anal...
Harvest season is now in full swing throughout much of the country and it’s a great time to start thinking about how you will use the harvest data you are gathering in your Clima...
It's that time of year when you are either in your fields harvesting this season's crop or planning to be soon. However, changing weather and field conditions can affect your abili...
After a busy growing season of keeping an eye on all aspects of your crops, it’s time to focus on a safe and successful harvest. You may have read my recent blog post where I off...
What if you could diagnose a corn disease impacting your field with your smartphone? Would it change how you managed the problem? Would you trust it as much as a trained eye?...
Fall will be here before we know it and after a growing season of careful scouting and adjusting inputs, harvest is just around the corner. We asked Luke Samuel, our Commercial Pro...
As an engineer in the mobile application space, the adoption of the iPad® mobile digital device and other tablet devices in business has been exciting to see. More businesses are ...
We’re about halfway through the growing season and each week can throw new variables at you. As your crops continue to grow and in-field scouting becomes more difficult, the abil...
If you’re like most farmers, growing season will be a busy, and potentially stressful, time of year. As your crops make their way out of the ground and continue to grow toward ma...
If you are currently in the fields planting, or just finishing, optimizing your seed investment is always top of mind. Sprayer applications are a critical part of your operation th...
Growing up in sugarcane and rice country in Southern Louisiana, I understand the importance of helping farmers identify, predict and diagnose crop disease and stress. That’s why ...
Higher-than-normal rainfall totals of up to 300 percent above average have been registered in some parts of the Midwest over the past month with many areas experiencing significant...
Growing up in agriculture, planting season was one of my favorite times of year. The anticipation of seeing the first signs of corn and soybeans coming up through the soil was exci...
As a pattern of warmer-than-usual winters followed by early spring frosts continues, this varying weather can affect your soil conditions – and your nitrogen availability. Becaus...
While planting season is approaching for many of us, some of you may already be in the fields. Either way, the weather continues to throw curve balls, so it’s more important now ...
One of my favorite things about the digital transformation of agriculture is that it’s never been done before. Everywhere you look, farmers, agronomists, engineers and researcher...
The 2017 Commodity Classic is March 2-4 in San Antonio, Texas and The Climate Corporation will be there to show what’s new in Climate FieldViewTM. Stop by the Monsanto booth, #23...
If you’ve been farming for many years, I’m sure you remember many hectic planting seasons with on-the-go changes – adjusting the seed brand you plant by field, adjusting your...
After decades working in agricultural research and development, not a day goes by at The Climate Corporation that I don’t marvel at the pace and significance of the scientific di...
Much of the Midwest experienced consistently higher than normal temperatures during the 2016 growing season. The warmth lingered into the fall and, according to the The Climate Cor...
Growing up on a grain and livestock farm in west central Illinois, I have more memories than I can count of my dad sitting at the kitchen table or working in our farm shop wonderin...
Update: Apple has released iOS version 10.2 which addresses the Bluetooth connection issues with the Climate FieldViewTM Drive. Our teams have determined it is now safe to upgrade....
During the late Spring and early Summer, corn plants are in a critical stage of rapid growth and some big decisions need to be made about what’s going to help farmers reach the b...
Getting out in the field and seeing plants emerge is the best way to help you better understand crop health and identify yield-limiting threats during the growing season. But manag...
In a previous post we showed that despite the hype, there isn’t much evidence that El Niño has a large impact on springtime precipitation in the Midwest. The major weather impac...
This winter has been the rainiest and warmest on record since 1895 across the U.S. Corn Belt, with unusually high soil temperatures accompanied by record-breaking rainfall. Because...
There’s no better time than right now to set your farming operation up for a successful planting season and start the crop year off right. While 2015 harvest is in the rear view ...
Are you going to be in New Orleans March 3-5 for the 2016 Commodity Classic? Stop by booth 320 to learn about what’s new at The Climate Corporation!At the show, you’ll be able ...
The El Niño event currently underway in the Pacific Ocean is proving to be one of the strongest in the past 65 years. It has peaked, with forecasts now suggesting a steady decreas...
It’s been a busy year at The Climate Corporation as we’ve worked hard to release three new products for farmers; Climate FieldView Pro™, Climate FieldView Plus™ and Climate...
New for 2016, Climate FieldView Plus™ allows you to collect and visualize your data all in one place with the Climate FieldView Cab app, helping you increase knowledge of your fi...
In part 2 of our series, we looked at a story from an Iowa farmer, and how he used Climate FieldView Pro™ Nitrogen Advisor to ensure he was using the optimum amount of nitrogen t...
Last week we took a look back at the wet conditions during the 2015 growing season. This week, we focus on one farmer who utilized Climate FieldView Pro™ Nitrogen Advisor....
After a wet start to planting this year, the season is just about wrapping up. Farmers in most of the Corn Belt are finishing up harvest and are planning for spring planting. Some ...
Optimize Your Nitrogen Use This Fall with Climate FieldView Pro™As we wrap up the 2015 growing season, our thoughts turn to preparation for 2016, and with current commodity price...
For the upcoming 2016 planting season, we’re excited to announce the launch of our most integrated platform yet: Climate FieldView. Climate FieldView combines the best of both wo...
We’re making some exciting changes to our platform this year that we would like to share with you!For the 2016 season, The Climate Corporation is bringing together the best of Cl...
Are you going to be in Decatur, IL at the Farm Progress Show? Stop by Booth 1033 on Central Progress Avenue at Ninth Progress Street to learn about how digital ag can transform the...
Are you going to the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky? Well, we’ll be there from Wednesday, February 11, to Saturday, February 14. Please stop by Booth #428B ...
ARC? PLC? SCO? At times, the 2014 Farm Bill can seem like an acronym soup. It can be a time consuming and sometimes frustrating job to evaluate all the options and make the best de...
At this point in the year most of the growing season is behind you. Now that the end is in sight, it’s time to see the payoff for all your hard work and planning. We’ve pulled ...
Are you going the Molly Caren Agricultural Center near London, Ohio? Well, we’ll be there from Tuesday September 16 to Thursday September 18. Please stop by at 275 Equipment Ave ...
Over the next month or so, you will be very busy in the field with harvest. When you’re out harvesting and you see a storm approaching, wouldn’t it be great to know if its comi...
Are you going Husker Harvest Days? Well, please stop by at Lot 828 and learn more about Climate and our 2015 offerings. There will be lots of staff on hand to help you get your Cli...
One of the goals of Climate BasicTM is to give useful field-insights to help you with decisions throughout the season. Having an accurate growth stage model is essential to providi...
Earlier in July, the USDA projected a record national average corn yield of 165.3 bu / acre and corn prices continue to slide towards $3.50. The market is certainly not wrong to be...
The FieldView Cab app can track seed and population almost instantly, identify application issues in real-time and make refilling seed a much smoother process.
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