Trimble Introduces New Precision Ag Tools
Three new pieces of hardware help Trimble offer what it calls the 'Connected Farm.'
Dan Crummett
Published: Jan 18, 2011
Facing a positive year in agriculture, Trimble, a longtime leader in precision agriculture components, wants you to see it as a provider of "solutions" rather than a hardware company. That goal was set out Monday at the firm's reseller meeting in Loveland, Colorado, where Trimble officials noted their goal of providing a "connected farm" to producer customers.
The 2011 product lineup is aimed at doing just that with new products designed to work with one another to give growers a connection to their farm, their crops and their equipment.
Trimble's new CFX-750 display is the newest touch-screen from the company offering guidance, steering and precision agriculture capabilities. First, the CFX-750 represents the company's first touch-screen display that combines guidance, steering and precision agriculture capabilities -- including variable rate application of up to 6 inputs at once. The CFX-750 includes a built-in dual-frequency receiver compatible with all accuracy levels and satellite constellations, including GLONASS. Precise application control with single-product variable rate application is available by adding Trimble's new Field-IQ crop input control system.
The new DCM-300 modem from Trimble handles RTK corrections and handles wireless data transfer to and from the field and to track assets. The modem is a key to tying many of Trimble's hardware pieces together with a host of software services. Tying all things together, is Trimble's DCM-300 modem, a multipurpose unit capable of providing access to Real Time Kinematic corrections, as well as wireless data transfer to and from the field. The modem is also compatible with the company's new Farm Works Dispatch software which allows GPS tracking of individual vehicles or machines, the Connected Farm program, and VRS Now RTK services.
Monitoring up to 6 variable-rate products is part of the job description for Trimble's new Field-IQ system, which integrates completely with the company's new CFX-750 touch screen display and the FmX integrated display (shown above). The DCM 300 is available in models for the Global Systems for Mobile Communication (GSM) cellular networks, such as AT&T, or Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) cellular nets, such as Verizon.
Trimble's Field-IQ crop control input system has received enhanced capabilities which allow it to monitor seed delivery, fertilizer blockage and manage application of up to six variable rate products. The new talents include support for row-crop planters, air seeders, strip till and spreader platforms.
For more information on Trimble and its product line, visit www.trimble.com/agriculture.
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