Archives

23-01 | News

CNH Industrial invests in soil sensing technology

The level of radioactivity in the soil provides information about the type of soil, which can help growers optimise crop yields. - Photo: Canva

18-01 | News

Drone measures radioactivity in the soil

When it comes to precision ag, we're still in the early phases, according to Dr. Steve Shirtliffe. - Photo: Canva

13-01 | Article

Precision ag – what lies ahead

SoilReader is a visible and near-infrared spectrometry (VNIRS) real-time soil analysis technology. It will hit the market by the end of 2023. - Photos: SoilReader

09-12-2022 | Article

An in-depth look at the revolutionary ‘SoilReader’ technology

Erik Eising with SoilReader. Why is SoilReader a revolutionary invention for arable farmers? Find out Friday, December 9th. - Photo: SoilReader

06-12-2022 | News

Exclusive: A look at the revolutionary SoilReader before it reaches market

A Dutch precision farming research project worked with a sensor to measure presence of soil insects. How does it indicate soil health?Photo: NPPL

18-11-2022 | Article

Sensor measures presence of soil insects to indicate soil health

Soy beans are being planted in a field with cover crops. - Photo: Phill Magakoe / AFP

17-11-2022 | News

Cover crops can lower crop yields, study shows

The new 80-acre John Deere demonstration farm is a partnership between Deere and Iowa State University (ISU). - Photo: Deere

01-11-2022 | News

John Deere demo farm to focus on soil health in grain production

27-09-2022 | News

Syngenta Interra Scan soil mapping service allows growers to better understand soil health

AgroCares and trinamiX jointly offer soil nutrient scanning solution.Contract signing between Henri Hekman, CEO and Founder of AgroCares, and Dr. Christian Nitschke, Director IR Sensing & Spectroscopy Solutions Business at trinamiX, in Ludwigshafen, Germany. - Photo: trinamiX GmbH

13-09-2022 | News

AgroCares and trinamiX jointly offer soil nutrient scanning solution

Farmer Sam Coulton says the cotton fields easily ‘swallowed up’ the shredded cotton material, giving him confidence that this composting method has practical long term potential. - Photo: Australian Cotton

07-09-2022 | Article

The benefits of returning cotton textile waste to fields

A three-year cover crop of a grass-clover mixture will be mowed periodically with no other disturbance. Farmers in Washington state typically grow potatoes every 3 to 5 years. - Photo: Deirdre Griffin LaHue.

18-08-2022 | News

Improving soil health in potato cropping systems

Radicle Labs is part of a suite of new tools called Radicle Agronomics, which is to enable agronomists discard manual and error-prone processes. - Photo: Precision Planting

16-08-2022 | News

Precision Planting launches fully automated soil sampling laboratory

Photo: Syngenta

04-08-2022 | News

Syngenta launches precision soil analysis service for farmers

The Grinder is significantly lighter and smaller and requires less power from the tractor. - Photo: Cologne University of Applied Sciences

15-07-2022 | News

New implement for stubble and soil cultivation

The Claas Terranimo tool alerts the tractor driver to soil compaction. The tool uses data from the Cemos assistance system. There the driver enters soil type and soil condition as well as axle load and tyre pressure. These data are linked to Terranimo. - Photo: Stephan Bayer

07-06-2022 | News

Claas Terranimo tool warns driver of soil compaction