CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) has completed its acquisition of Raven Industries, Inc., a U.S.-based leader in precision agriculture technology. The acquisition builds upon a long partnership and is an important milestone in CNH Industrial's digital transformation.
Driverless equipment – once a pipe dream – is here. The agriculture industry has been moving along the path to precision technology and automation for years. All along, innovators at the leading edge were thinking into the future, with the goal of truly driverless equipment, which would free growers from the cab and allow them to increase productivity and efficiency. Well, that future is now, with the launch of Raven’s OMNiPOWER™ system. This article originally appeared in the November 2021 issue of CropLife magazine.
In this case study, Nutrien Ag Australia equipped their fleet with Raven technology to connect their agronomists, dispatchers, and applicators for a complete Connected Workflow. This successfully increased their efficiency and communications which positively impacted grower confidence in the application business.
Weed resistance is changing more than just which herbicides to use. The need for a consistent spray pattern to ensure complete coverage is vital. Using optimized spray control systems gives applicators more accurate droplet size and coverage and more precise and consistent spray patterns, helping to achieve the ideal application rate for maximum weed control.
SDSU will be hosting a grand opening and ribbon cutting event for the Raven Precision Agriculture Center at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11. The research and collaboration taking place in the new facility helps give SDSU students a competitive advantage as they enter the workforce.
Speeding processes and eliminating redundancies, brings significant efficiency improvements. Users of Raven Slingshot Connected Workflow™, a new, customizable solution, are reporting up 20% improvement in efficiency and far less headache. This article originally appeared in the September 2021 issue of CropLife magazine.