Earlier this month, another solar storm washed over Earth. No telegraph operators were harmed, but farmers across North America were frustrated with suddenly misbehaving GPS systems. Autosteer and precision ag systems refused to work as advertised.
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Solar storm sends field navigation haywire
TECHNOLOGY | Farmers across North America experienced unreliable GPS signals as solar activity interfered with electronics
New Technology Threatens GPS In U.S.
Virtually unheard of just a decade ago, GPS (global positioning system) has become indispensable in agriculture. Now the service may be threatened by an emerging technology in the United States. LightSquared, a U.S. broadband company, plans to introduce a new network into the American marketplace later this year, but is currently battling opponents who are
IPhone App Brings Roadside Assistance Running
Motorists can now tap a key on their IPhone and a Canadian Automobile Association’s roadside assistance driver will locate them using GPS technology. “By simply tapping open our App on your iPhone screen and clicking the “request for assistance” button, we will quickly receive your request for service and your location through GPS technology,” says
RREA RELEASE
The Red River Exhibition Association (RREA) announc ed June 7 that the multi-generational Chapman clan from Virden has been chosen as its 2010 Farm Family of the Year. “The Chapman family exemplifi es the qualities recognized by this annual award, established in 1966 to profile the diversity of primary agriculture in Manitoba as well as
Nothing Passé About Old MacDonald’s Approach
Manitoba’s farm media is full of the same story. The stories have different headlines and characters, but the main issue is as recurring as the beat of a drum. “What’s wrong with Prairie agriculture? What’s wrong with the AgriStability program? What’s happening to commodity, fertilizer, and cattle prices?” Sometimes columnists allude to the problems that
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
