Dutch company turns combine into autonomous machine Dutch company HuizingHarvest turns a Chinese combine harvester into an autonomous vehicle.
Machines of the future powered by formic acid? What if you could produce fuel on your farm and convert it into hydrogen to power your tractors?
Statistics Netherlands to use precision ag sensor data Statistics Netherlands aims to use precision ag data for its national statistic reports.
Dutch potato grower starts own drone airport Precision farming pioneer Jacob van den Borne starts his own airport in order to legally use drones.
CNH Industrial and AppsforAgri launch FarmXtend CNH Industrial and AppsforAgri introduce a new ‘IoT’ product portfolio called FarmXtend.
Ag Leader launches GPS 7500 and DualTrac Ag Leader introduces the new GPS 7500 and DualTrac steering and positioning solutions.
Tumoba developing robotic broccoli harvester Dutch company Tumoba is developing a robotic broccoli harvester. It’s expected to be launched in 2020.
Sensor tested for measuring nitrate levels in soil Dutch research centre TNO has developed a sensor for measuring nitrate levels in soil.
John Deere Manure Sensing system DLG certified John Deere Manure Sensing is now DLG certified for all 3 main liquid organic fertiliser types.
Precision Makers stops sale of robotic tractors Precision Makers stops selling kits with which tractors and mowers can be converted to autonomous vehicles.
New robot picks a peck of peppers and more Robotic harvesting will revolutionize the economics of the agriculture industry.
Drone technology for disease detection in orchids Applied Drone Innovations is looking into automated disease detetection in orchids using drones.
Lemken takes over Rumptstad and Steketee German machinery manufacturer Lemken has taken over Dutch companies Rumpstad and Steketee.
Laser technology protects crops against bird damage Bird Control Group conducted succesful trials on protecting crops from bird damage using laser.
First weed bots common sight within 10 years Robots like the Odd.bot Weedwacker will soon find their way onto the fields to replace herbicides.
New NPPL farmers role models for precision farming The Dutch National Experimental Ground for Precision Farming (NPPL) has selected 10 new farmers.
The food forest: no way! Can the food forest be an alternative for current food production? No way, says Leo Tholhuijsen.
‘Ready-to-use’ proves not so ready It's becoming clear why smart farming fails to break through in the farmer’s day to day practise.
Self-learning sprayer not yet fully practice-ready An autonomous sprayer can save a farmer lots of time combating volunteer potatoes. The system that was recently...
Soil scans are reliable, but no miracle solution According to Dutch research, soil scans give a reliable picture of soil conditions.
Robots the main workforce on farms in the near future In 10 to 20 years from now, robots will do all the repetitive work in the agricultural sector.
Trelleborg PneuTrac tyre offers unbeatable traction We tested 2 sets of Trelleborg PneuTrac tyres, and were amazed by the traction they provide.
What is the cost of vertical farming? How can vertical farming contribute to food production? The answer is more complex than it seems.
Use waste streams as fertilisers Herre Bartlema is an advocate of band application and using residual waste streams. He explains why.
Pioneer CRISPR-Cas: GMO rules frustrate innovation CRISPR-Cas should not be part of the EU GMO-regulation, says microbiologist John van der Oost.
Succesful first year for NPPL precision ag project The first year of the NPPL precision ag project in the Netherlands showed positive results.
Indoor farming technology market growing rapidly The indoor farming technology market is projected to reach $ 40.25 billion by 2022.
"Digitalisation in agriculture is not simple" President of CEMA Anthony van der Ley says exchange of data between brands must improve.
Farmer at the core of precision farming revolution The Global Future Farming Speakers Summit was held on 6 november at Wageningen Campus.
"High-tech tools for more resilient plants" During the Global Future Farming Summit Rick van de Zedde will explain high-tech phenotyping tools.
Camera-controlled hoes new challenge for growers How do camera-controlled mechanical weeders work? The Ferrari Remoweed and the Robovator showed us.
"We are only at the beginning of digital farming" What are the future challenges ahead for precision farming? We asked Vik Vandecaveye.
5G Fieldlab makes precision farming more practical 5G Fieldlab aims to drastically increase the speed with which drone images are turned into a map.