Connecting Growers With Data-Driven Decision Making
In precision ag, connectivity is everything.
In terms of ag, ‘connectivity’ refers to the ability to connect multiple pieces of your precision solution to the internet. For example, a Trimble display, modem, corrections solution, and license bundle all connect so you can manage in-field data from anywhere. The goal is to enable farmers to make better real-time, data-driven decisions throughout the precision ag cycle.
Why is this important? Connectivity enables growers to:
- Increase in-field work time and reduce operator error by sending resources directly to displays in the field
- Save time with automatic collection and cloud upload of as-applied data for record keeping and agronomic analysis
- Ease the burden of compliance requirements with auto-generated reports and direct data-sending capabilities
And, at the end of the day, if you’re not effectively capturing and using on-farm data, all you’re doing is steering a tractor—not leveraging precision ag.
Recently, Trimble Agriculture revamped its software solutions; releasing a new modem, modifying the Trimble Ag Software configurations, and updating the Precision IQ software all to improve and enhance the connectivity between your tractor and the office.
Let’s explore Trimble’s new software solutions and how they enhance your operational efficiency from field to office.
Trimble Ag Software
Trimble® Ag Software solutions offer a range of operational, record-keeping, agronomic and connectivity features to help farming businesses focus on what’s most important—getting the work done correctly and efficiently.
Trimble is now including one year of Trimble Ag Software-Data and a Display Connection with all GFX-1060™ and GFX-1260™ display activations, so you can have connectivity out-of-the-box and:
- Access real-time information to more effectively run operations
- Organise display data to ensure fieldwork is executed correctly
- Save time collecting and sharing job data from the display
- Optimise operational efficiency by managing daily work and monitoring field activities
Farmer Core Now ‘Trimble Ag Software-Operations License’
Trimble Ag Software is replacing the previously known Farmer Core license with the Trimble Ag Software-Operations license. This license enables growers to manage in-field activities to optimise operational efficiency via full cloud connectivity.
Farmer Pro now ‘Trimble Ag Software-Business License’
Trimble Ag Software is replacing the previously known Farmer Pro license with the Trimble Ag Software-Business license. This license enables growers to manage the financial, agronomic and operational aspects of their operation.
LX40 Modem & Data Plans
The new Trimble® LX40 modem and data package is specifically designed for agriculture and is a cost-effective, simple, and seamless method of transferring data between the field, cloud, and the office.
By connecting the in-cab display to the cloud with the LX40 modem and data plan, you can save time and money while reducing errors and eliminating the need for managing physical USB drives.
Field Manager in Trimble Ag Mobile
Farmers can now create, edit, retire, unretire, search, and filter Clients, Farms, Fields, Boundaries and Guidance Lines using the new Field Manager in Trimble Ag Mobile. This is synced to Precision-IQ displays utilising AutoSync or can be sent directly to chosen devices.
This update enables you to leverage your mobile as another handy tool and improves fieldwork quality and outcomes, increases equipment and labour utilisation and efficiencies, and decreases the probability and cost of operator errors.
How are you using precision ag to connect your fleet, fields, and farm to the office?
Precision ag is a constant cycle of capturing in-field information, using it to make an informed decision, and implementing that decision in the field. You need to have the software in place to make these decisions effectively and in real time.
Trimble’s software package restructuring strengthens its commitment to ‘connectivity’ as a standard feature. Afterall, you can't have the connectivity to have the backend software to implement it.
To learn more about Trimble’s Software solutions, chat with our team.
