Invention makes crop cultivation possible in winter Thanks to a discovery by the University of Amsterdam, crops can also grow well at low temperatures.
Dutch start-up AgXeed premieres ‘robot tractor 2.0’ AgXeed's robot tractor is equipped with a 156 hp diesel engine, electric drivetrain and 136 hp PTO.
Development of farm-efficiency and traceability platform A new platform is being developed to increase the efficiency of farmer decision-making in Canada.
Trimble expands VRS navigation network Trimble TRMB acquired MidStates VRS from Butler Machinery and Frontier Precision.
Drip irrigation definitely viable for large farms Drip irrigation is well known for its use on small plots. But is it also profitable for large areas?
Syngenta launches AI-driven seed selection platform Syngenta introduces Cropwise Seed Selector for artificial intelligence-driven seeds recommendations.
Jacto launches hybrid self-propelled seed drill Uniport Planter 500 can cover 22 ha per hour in regular conditions and improves energy efficiency by 95%.
Manna and Pessl launch irrigation scheduling solution Manna and Pessl Instruments introduce a virtual-station based irrigation scheduling station.
World’s biggest drip irrigation project in India India’s Karnataka state has developed the world’s biggest automated single drip irrigation project.
Nokian Intuiti ‘smart’ tyres available for tractors Mobile app shows the tyre position and pressure as well as temperature data for all vehicles with smart tyres.
Case IH Quadtrac and Steiger tractors ease data transfer Case IH focused on making data capture simple and data transfer seamless.
Ellingson launches farm data and water management app Minnesota-based Ellingson launches a new app that provides access to farm data and water management tools.
TerrAvion files for bankruptcy Aerial imagery company TerrAvion abruptly ceased operations and filed for bankruptcy.
CropX acquires supplier of irrigation tools Regen Regen customers now have access to CropX’s in-soil data and farm management analytics and automation tools.
Controlled Traffic Farming halts soil compaction Growers in Australia have halted the worsening of soil compaction with Controlled Traffic Farming.
Counting the cost of soil compaction The cost of compaction also needs to count the significant yield loss it often causes.
Pixel farming to increase yield by up to 25 percent With pixel farming the total yield of a field could increase significantly, says Wageningen University & Research.
Project to demonstrate benefits of soil amelioration Large amount of variability in grain yield response to soil amelioration treatments shown.
AIFARMS to develop autonomous farm of the future The new AIFARMS Institute in the United States is to develop a prototype autonomous farm of the future.
Fendt demonstrates new generation Xaver field robots Fendt’s Xaver field robot now has 3 instead of 4 wheels, and is equipped with a seeding unit with a disc coulter.