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The main crop of Redbank Farm is potatoes, grown on 28 hectares, but the farm also produces wheat, canola (photo), onions, peas, pyrethrum, poppies, barley, mustard, buckwheat and corn in rotation. - Photo: Redbank Farm

21-11-2022 | Article

High fertiliser prices: How are farmers worldwide coping with it? | Part 1

Experts fear that prices of fertiliser will remain elevated for some time. - Photo: Kuhn

21-11-2022 | Article

Fertiliser market: Prices remain high, but cost relief is on the horizon

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

Modern spreaders and applicators can help farmers save on fertiliser costs. At SIMA 2022, lots of solutions were presented, like this Kuhn Aero spreader. - Photo: Kuhn

17-11-2022 | Article

New technology to help save on fertiliser costs

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

Thanks to the partnership with Trimble Agriculture, farmers using the xFarm app will access more data about vehicles equipped with Trimble systems. - Photo: xFarm Technologies

16-11-2022 | News

xFarm Technologies’ smart farming app integrates with Trimble

Photo: Lemken

16-11-2022 | Article

VIDEO | Sensors to check work quality of Lemken’s autonomous vehicle

Every field sprayer manufacturer present at Sima showed spot spraying technology or indicated they were testing with it. The technique has been used globally for decades for weed control but is now penetrating Europe for site-specific and per-plant spraying. - Photo: René Koerhuis

16-11-2022 | News

Any sprayer manufacturer can now supply PWM and spot spraying technology

According to a field robot market analysis there are now 55 percent more robots active than in 2021 worldwide. Multi-purpose field robots, such as this new Jo from Naïo Technologies, remain the most popular category. A total of 965 robots of this type are currently in operation globally, compared to 593 in late 2021. - Photo: Naïo Technologies

15-11-2022 | Article

Field robot market: 55% more field robots in operation in 2022

Farmers pump water to irrigate a rice field in Zixing, Hunan Province, China. Netafim announced the first ever carbon credit program for drip-irrigated rice in order to reduce emissions and inputs. - Photo: CFOTO/Sipa USA

15-11-2022 | News

Netafim announces carbon credit program for drip-irrigated rice

Photos: Mark Pasveer

14-11-2022 | News

Smart machinery at SIMA 2022

During a visit to Steyr in Austria we saw the prototype hybrid tractor. Finished prototypes will be fully operational this year. - Photos: Jacco van Erkelens

11-11-2022

Steyr prototype hybrid tractor ready before the end of 2022

Around 20 autonomous field robots will be demonstrated at World FIRA 2023. - Photo: GOFAR

10-11-2022 | News

World FIRA 2023: Robots will put on a show in the field

EAVision, BASF and Bayer are working together to improve pesticide efficacy and improve yield in durian orchards with drone spraying.During the project, drones are used to complete droplets distribution of chemicals from the top of trees to the lower end of the trees. Leaves are sprayed front and back. - Photo: EAVision

10-11-2022 | Article

Drone spraying delivers high pesticide efficacy and better yield in durian orchards