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The June 2008 issue of Trimble Agriculture's StraightTalk is now available.

What's in this issue?

  • The AgGPS® TrueTracker™ implement steering system helps take the guesswork out of High Plains corn and improves yields on a strip—tilled corn operation in Hartley, Texas.
  • Proof of payback on GPS systems keeps flowing in with new scientific data offering growing proof of real paybacks from GPS—driven cropping systems.
  • A Californian company has great year-round success using Trimble® AgGPS systems in their custom operation.
  • Former GPS holdout tells why he likes his Trimble EZ-Steer® 500 assisted steering system.
  • Darrin Goodwin, a cattle producer from Louisiana, talks about a proven grass management tool—his GPS lightbar.
  • Machinery competitors join forces to make RTK easy for Upper Midwest customers through a unique partnership—the Rural Tower Network (RTN).

New from Trimble:

  • EZ-Guide® 250 lightbar guidance system The AgGPS EZ-Guide® 250 lightbar guidance system—designed for first-time GPS guidance users as well as veteran operators who may want to transition to assisted steering.
  • EZ-Office™ software EZ-Office™ software, part of Trimble's new Connected Farm™ suite of information management tools, streamlines the flow of information between your fields and farm office.
  • Trimble Agriculture Manager™ Trimble's new Web-based Agriculture Manager™ asset management system combines GPS, machine sensing and automated wireless technology to help you operate your farm fleet more profitably.