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FPT Industrial shows powertrains of the future

03-12-2018 | News

FPT Industrial shows powertrains of the future

2016-10-24 10:40:06 A technician holds a drone used to scout a plot of a heat-tolerant hybrid maize growing at the Chiredzi Research Station, on October 24 2016. Under the scorching Zimbabwean sun, cattle seek shade among stunted thorn bushes in the drought-prone district of Zaka, where crops wither due to increasing temperatures and changing weather patterns. Severe lack of rain across southern Africa has hit the country hard, with government officials saying a quarter of the population faces starvation. Many villagers are forced to survive on wild fruit. / AFP PHOTO / JEKESAI NJIKIZANA

01-12-2018 | Article

5 examples of how innovation changes agriculture

Photo: Koos Groenewold

30-11-2018 | News

Online tool for calculating ROI for cover crops

John Deere Connected Support prevents technical failure

30-11-2018 | News

John Deere Connected Support prevents technical failure

Photo: DroneDeploy

29-11-2018 | News

DroneDeploy introduces counting tool

Can a geographical-perspective help make precision-ag pay?

29-11-2018 | Expert opinion

Can a geographical-perspective help make precision-ag pay?

Photo: Topcon Agriculture

28-11-2018 | News

Topcon and Confagricoltura aim to give precision farming in Italy a boost

Bateman upgrades RB self-propelled sprayers

28-11-2018 | News

Bateman upgrades RB self-propelled sprayers

The Augmenta tractor roof-mounted scanner surveys crops to control variable-rate applications from a fertiliser spreader or sprayer in real time.

27-11-2018 | Article

AgFunder presents 12 agtech start-ups to watch

SOYL adds near real-time biomass imagery to MySOYL

27-11-2018 | News

SOYL adds near real-time biomass imagery to MySOYL

Crop sensors control precise slurry/manure application

26-11-2018 | News

Crop sensors control precise slurry/manure application

Agromek: Innovations and Agromania

26-11-2018 | Article

Agromek: Innovations and Agromania

Smart4Grass: Innovative grassland maintenance

23-11-2018 | News

Smart4Grass: Innovative grassland maintenance

2017-08-17 11:13:27 epa06148535 A mowing machine works in a field during wheat harvest in Pushkino village, outside Moscow, Russia, 17 August 2017. Russia is a leading wheat export nation. A report published by the US Department of Agriculture expects Russia to export around 30 million tonnes of wheat in 2017-18. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV

22-11-2018 | Expert opinion

Not farming some land increases profitability?

In Ontario, Canada, where the loss of soil organic-matter is a long-standing problem, cover crops and other cultivation strategies designed to improve soil structure are playing an increasingly important role in cropland sustainability.

21-11-2018 | Article

Reversing organic matter loss using cover crops