CSU partners with Trimble to create ag training center

FORT COLLINS – A new collaboration between Colorado State
University and Trimble, a precision location solutions provider, will create a
unique training center near Fort Collins to help farmers boost crop yields
while conserving natural resources.

CSU’s Agricultural Research, Development and Education
Center, about three miles north of Fort Collins along Interstate 25, recently
signed an agreement with Trimble.

As part of the collaboration, Sunnyvale, Calif.-based
Trimble will equip more than a dozen ARDEC tractors, implements and other
machinery with GPS and additional positioning technologies used for precision
agriculture.

Trimble will use ARDEC as a comprehensive training center
for dealers…