SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ:
TRMB) announced today that it is providing farmers with enhanced
commodities markets information as part of its Connected Farm™
solution powered by DTN/The Progressive Farmer. The
information is available to all farmers using Trimble's Connected
Farm dashboard, a Web portal that provides one central location for
farmers to view key information impacting their operations. With
this enhancement, Trimble continues to make Connected Farm a
trusted source of quality information for growers.
In the commodities section of the Connected Farm dashboard,
farmers are now able to view local cash bid prices by postal code
and futures market commodity prices delayed by only 10 minutes.
This gives users the ability to monitor the value of their crops so
they are better able to determine when and where they should be
selling them in order to maximize profits.
In the Connected Farm dashboard, farmers can also view their
weather forecast, daily rainfall totals, Doppler radar maps,
farming tasks, field boundaries, fleet locations and monitor
irrigation systems. With this information, farmers are able to make
more informed management decisions for their farming operation. For
example, knowing daily rainfall totals can help growers determine
whether to run irrigators or not, or determine a specialized
irrigation prescription based on differing rainfall amounts across
the field. The Connected Farm dashboard is customizable and
accessible via Internet-enabled devices such as desktop and
notebook personal computers, smartphones and tablets, and the
Trimble® TMX-2050™ display.
"With the enhanced commodities information now available on the
Connected Farm dashboard, Trimble is providing tools that can
enable farmers to make timely decisions around commodities pricing
to maximize their profits," said Levi
Kettle, business area director of Trimble's Agriculture
Division. "By offering this information to all Connected Farm
users, and in one location, we are providing farmers with a
convenient place to view important data that can impact their
operations."
The Connected Farm dashboard is a free Web portal. To set up an
account, visit: www.connectedfarm.com. To view rainfall
totals, monitor irrigation systems or for fleet management,
customers will need to purchase these services. Locate a Trimble
reseller at www.trimble.com/locator for more information.
Trimble's Connected Farm solution includes a robust suite of
recently announced features including variable rate prescription
mapping tools for the farmer and advisor as well as a financial
profit and loss summary for each field.
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About Trimble's Agriculture Division
Trimble Agriculture solutions help customers maximize efficiency
and reduce chemical and fertilizer inputs while also protecting
natural resources and the environment. Trimble's precision
agriculture solutions cover all seasons, crops, terrains, and farm
sizes, and its brand-agnostic strategy allows farmers to use
Trimble products on most vehicles in their fleet—regardless of
manufacturer. To help farmers better manage and make decisions with
their data, Trimble offers the Connected Farm solution that allows
farmers to collect, share, and manage information across their farm
in real time. To help optimize water use, Trimble provides water
solutions for irrigation, drainage, and land leveling. Trimble's
product suite includes vehicle and implement guidance and steering,
as well as a portfolio of correction options that are the most
versatile of their kind in the industry. Additional solutions
include an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for aerial imaging and
mapping, application control for seed, liquid, and granular
products; a harvest solution; and farm management software.
For more information on Trimble Agriculture, visit:
www.trimble.com/agriculture.
About Trimble
Trimble applies technology to make field and mobile workers in
businesses and government significantly more productive. Solutions
are focused on applications requiring position or
location—including surveying, construction, agriculture, fleet and
asset management, public safety and mapping. In addition to
utilizing positioning technologies, such as GPS, lasers and optics,
Trimble solutions may include software content specific to the
needs of the user. Wireless technologies are utilized to deliver
the solution to the user and to ensure a tight coupling of the
field and the back office. Founded in 1978, Trimble is
headquartered in Sunnyvale,
Calif.
For more information, visit: www.trimble.com.
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