John Deere upgrades S700 Series combines John Deere updates the S700 Series combines and improves automation and data management.
BayWa and RWA announce finalists Robotic Challenge The finalists of the first Robotic Challenge of the Agro Innovation Lab (AIL) have been selected.
Demand for agricultural robots to increase sharply The demand for agricultural robots will see an increase of 24.1% until 2024.
Huge potential for digitalisation in African agriculture The market for digital agricultural services in Africa could be worth more than €2 billion.
Newly discovered plant gene may increase crop yield A newly discovered plant gene could be modified to increase crop yields.
‘Precision farming helps society accept farming’ Manfred Hurtz is one of the farmers nominated for the 10 most innovative arable farmers worldwide.
First indoor vertical farm in Shanghai region Orisis and Infinite Acres are to complete the first indoor vertical farm in the Shanghai region.
Smart Trace Pack locator prevents cargo robbery Cargo robbery is a major problem for Brazilian farmers. Trace Pack fights back with a smart tracking system.
Bayer invests € 5 billion in alternatives for glyphosate Bayer is investing € 5 billion in the coming 10 years to develop alternatives for glyphosate.
Machine learning to categorise lettuce crops in fields A new machine learning platform uses deep learning to categorise lettuce crops in fields.
SLC Agrícola: 2 decades of innovation in Brazil We visited SLC Agrícola's Pamplona Farm, a benchmark for precision agriculture tools and innovation.
Bayer and XAG invest in crop spraying using drones XAG and Bayer CropScience in Japan are to explore chemical application via fully autonomous drones.
Fieldmargin launches low-cost satellite imagery service UK-based Fieldmargin introduces Field Health, a low-cost satellite imagery service.
EU smart farming project to deliver real-time soil data A new European Commission smart-farming project is to deliver real-time data on soil conditions.
New wi-fi standard for vehicle-to-vehicle communication A new wi-fi standard is to reduce the number of traffic accidents involving agricultural machinery.
Dutch company turns combine into autonomous machine Dutch company HuizingHarvest turns a Chinese combine harvester into an autonomous vehicle.
CropMetrics launches predictive irrigation tool CropMetrics announced its Virtual Predictor technology for creating irrigation plans 1 week ahead.
Syngenta introduces new fungicide seed treatment Syngenta introduces of Vayantis, a new fungicide seed treatment mode of action.
Australian farm robots to assist aging workforce The Australian SwagBot and Digital Farmhand farm robots are now being commercialised.
Spot farming uses mini robots at plant level The German Julius Kühn-Institut introduces a new way of arable farming: spot farming.