Precision agriculture technologies, which have dramatically changed production agriculture over the last decade or so, are now being introduced in the turf market, specifically in sprayers for golf course and turf maintenance. This market is benefitting from production ag technology and moving straight to individual nozzle control for chemical placement and comprehensive data gathering and analysis capabilities.

The new 5E Series tractors are built for a variety of farming applications and the new 5ML models are low-profile machines for working in orchards and other areas.

Dmitri L. Stockton, president and chief executive officer of GE Asset Management, and Sheila G. Talton, president and chief executive, Gray Matter Analytics, have been elected to the Deere & Company Board of Directors, effective May 27, 2015.

Agriculture and turf sales fell 25% for the quarter and 26% for six months.

Today’s farm equipment includes computers and technology systems ranging from engine controls, to guidance systems, to media and entertainment systems. Making each system work is computer software.

Here's a list of the most popular items we've posted at RuralLifestyleDealer.com from the month of April.

John Deere dealer AgriVision Inc. of Glenwood, Iowa, is cutting 28 people from its full-time workforce of 350.

The introduction of precision technologies for production agriculture began in the early 1980s and now, more than 30 years later, the technology is making its mark in the rural lifestyle segment, specifically in sprayers for golf course and turf maintenance.

Dealer’s Choice winners are John Deere, LS Tractor, Vermeer and Grasshopper.

The new 6M and 6R Series tractors offer a wider range of horsepower, frame sizes, transmissions, hydraulics and other options.