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Kubota is one of the tractor manufacturers that have invested heavily in autonomous tractors. - Photo: Kubota
12:30 | News

What autonomous tractors are for sale in 2022? Tell us!

The final version of the T6.180 methane gas tractor is a standard T6 after all, albeit with a different engine. The front tank is optional. - Photo: New Holland
09:00 | News

New Holland T6.180 methane tractor soon to be available

VIDEO: Robotti suitable as labor replacement
27-01 | Video

VIDEO: Robotti suitable as labor replacement

The fully autonomous John Deere 8R will be available later this year. Are farmers around the globe willing to invest in it? - Photo: John Deere
26-01 | Article

The autonomous John Deere from a farmer’s perspective: Part I

Yield mapping has now been tested on Vervaet beet harvesters. The optional integrated function presents the yield maps automatically in MyVervaet. This can be transferred to the customer, together with the total harvested tonnage and other important information. - Photo: Vervaet
26-01 | News

Vervaet machinery standard equipped with Vervaet Connect

At this time the 8R autonomous tractor requires a 2430 chisel plough and John Deere TruSet technology. - Photo: John Deere
25-01 | Article

John Deere: Great interest in autonomous tractor

Burro is one of the companies that has been added to John Deere's Startup Collaborator program. The company offers autonomous robots that assist growers during harvest. - Photo: Burro
24-01 | News

John Deere adds 7 companies to its startup program

Photo: ThornTek
24-01 | Article

Your autonomous retrofit kit in our buying guide?

Picking robots like Eve from Ripe Robotics are still rare. Australian start-up Ripe Robotics last year started commercial trials with its third-generation robot harvester. - Photo: Ripe Robotics
21-01 | Article

The worldwide search for harvesting robots

VIDEO: Unridden bed plough requires precision tuning
20-01 | Video

VIDEO: Unridden bed plough requires precision tuning

SentiV can cover up to 20 hectares per day. It specialises in monitoring cereal crops, such as barley and wheat. - Photo: Meropy
20-01 | Article

Robot for real-time monitoring of crops

The Tveskaeg Benchtop sensor at the Samson Agro stand on the Agritechnica exhibition back in 2019. - Photo: Samson Agro
19-01 | News

Samson to test slurry analysis technology this year

FarmSense makes, installs and maintains a digital monitoring system that alerts growers and eliminates uncertainty about the pests in their fields. The FlightSensor is trained to recognise and capture the wingbeats of each pest. - Photo: FarmSense
19-01 | Interview

FarmSense: ‘Pesticide-free future with insect monitoring’

Hyperspectral sensors affixed to small aircraft can accurately detect nitrogen status of crops, a new study by University of Illinois shows. - Photo: Canva
18-01 | News

Detecting crop nitrogen with hyperspectral sensors on planes

Flex II sugarcane in a Embrapa test field. - Photo: Embrapa
18-01 | News

World’s first CRISPR-edited sugarcane developed in Brazil

AgroScout imagery services on multiple devices. - Photo: AgroScout
17-01 | News

AgroScout acquires TerrAvion assets