PTx Trimble is releasing its IonoGuard software update for RTK systems to help receivers compensate for the high level of “space weather” expected this spring.
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VIDEO: PTx Trimble wins agricultural technology award in Denver
Davidson Prize recognizes leading engineering technologies that impact different farming operations
An agricultural technology company from the Prairies has won a major award at the Commodity Classic in Denver.

WeedSeeker 2 offers sprayer retrofit
The three current green-on-green spot spray systems on the market now are only capable of functioning in corn, soybean and cotton crops. For most Prairie producers, that doesn’t fit their operations very well. A green-on-brown system, however, could offer significant reductions in herbicide use during pre-seeding and post-harvest burndowns. PTx Trimble’s WeedSeeker 2 system offers […] Read more

PTx Trimble introduces new technology
WM-FieldForm allows for mapping and implement control with new displays that have faster auto-design features
PTx Trimble, now a part of Agco, introduced a new digital system in mid-November for creating topographical field maps, drainage plans and the necessary software and hardware to control implements to carry out those plans. WM-FieldForm is capable of controlling a single scraper to shape field surfaces. It is the first water management system from […] Read more
Agco strikes deal to sell grain bin firm GSI
Agco has completed a deal to sell the majority of its Grain and Protein business division, including its grain bin and handling equipment arm GSI, to American Industrial Partners for a reported US$700 million. The company says it plans to focus on precision agriculture products and machinery. ”The divestiture of Grain and Protein supports Agco’s […] Read more

PTx provides a blend of precision farming systems
The new joint Agco-Trimble venture combines digital technologies from the brands for both retrofit and OEM applications
As of early April there’s a new name on the precision farming landscape: PTx. It includes a joint Agco-Trimble venture that will take over Trimble’s existing agricultural products line as well as Agco’s JCA Technologies business under the newly named PTx Trimble brand. Agco has acquired an 85 per cent share in the joint venture, […] Read more