Australian farm robots to assist aging workforce The Australian SwagBot and Digital Farmhand farm robots are now being commercialised.
Taranis identifies weeds and provides prescriptions Taranis adds weed identification and herbicide prescriptions at scale to its platform.
Zürn and Garford to make mechanical weeding smart Zürn Harvesting has acquired a majority stake in hoeing technology manufacturer Garford Farm Machinery Ltd.
FarmWise and Roush to develop weeding robots FarmWise and Roush are to develop and test autonomous vegetable weeders in the state of Michigan (US).
Predict wheat weed growth to reduce herbicide usage A Spanish study predicts growth of weeds among wheat crops in order to optimise use of herbicides.
Pentair Hypro ULDmax for ultra-low drift control Pentair Hypro introduces the new ULDmax spray tip, which has ultra-low drift control capability.
Pentair Hypro compact spraying tip for low drift Pentair Hypro introduces a compact crop spraying tip designed to achieve very low levels of drift.
Kuhn I-Spray uses AI to locate and treat weeds Kuhn is developing a sprayer that uses artificial intelligence to locate and treat weeds.
Smart farming solutions awarded at Lamma 2019 show During the upcoming Lamma farm machinery show awards for innovative technology will be handed out.
Odd.Bot takes on herbicide free weed elimination Identifying weeds autonomously and eliminating them without herbicides, a challenge for Odd.Bot.
Case and New Holland win bronze medal at SIMA Case IH and New Holland are both bronze medal winners of the SIMA 2019 Innovation Awards.
CNH Industrial launches AGXTEND CNH Industrial has launched the AGXTEND brand for aftermarket precision farming solutions.
CNHi and Zasso form strategic cooperation CNHi and Zasso form a strategic cooperation to market Zasso’s XPower electric weed control system.
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.
Dutch precision farming project NPPL kicks off The NPPL project (English: the National Experimental Ground for Precision Farming) kicks off.
Plant stress makes early season weed control critical Do you get anxious when there are weeds in the field? Your crops sure do!
Possibilities for agricultural drones seem endless According to experts, the drone is the most inexpensive method for fields smaller than 50 hectares.
AgFunder presents 12 agtech start-ups to watch Precision agriculture proves to be a fertile breeding ground for start-ups. Here’s a few to watch.
Camera-controlled hoes new challenge for growers How do camera-controlled mechanical weeders work? The Ferrari Remoweed and the Robovator showed us.
Drone spraying and spreading becoming reality Drone manufacturers are pushing ahead making drone spraying and spreading a practical reality.
IC-Spray deals with every plant individually Steketee introduces IC-Spray, an addition to their IC-programme for weed control & plant recognition.
Mologic BRED blackgrass diagnostic A new on-farm diagnostic tool identifies herbicide resistance in blackgrass.
Barley grass confirmed resistant to glyphosate Northern barley grass, has been confirmed resistant to the key herbicide glyphosate in S Australia.
ecoRobotix plans spot spraying robot for weed control A Swiss start-up aims to help growers cut their herbicide bills with a spot-spraying robot.
Robots grow 50 hectares of maize autonomously 2 companies are going to grow 50 hectares of maize completely autonomously with robots.