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Earlier this month, Italian machinery manufacturer Maschio Gaspardo ‘entered’ the world of robotics by acquiring a majority share in fellow Italian startup Free Green Nature. - Photo: Free Green Nature

29-11-2022 | Article

First signs of consolidation in juvenile field robot market

Alistair Craig uses his Chafer sprayer to apply all fertiliser and spraying. Liquid fertiliser is spread by target application so he knows exactly where it goes and where it doesn’t go. - Photos: Chris McCullough

25-11-2022 | Article

High fertiliser prices: How are farmers worldwide coping with it? | Part 2

Field robot exhibition zone during the last edition of World FIRA. In 2023, it will be a in-field event, where visitors can see the robots in action. - Photo: GOFAR

24-11-2022 | Article

VIDEO | World FIRA 2023 to showcase 20 robots in action

Robotics Plus recently launched its autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicle. The Robotics Plus team at FIRA USA. Left to right: Robotics Plus founders Dr Alistair Scarfe (CTO) and Steve Saunders (CEO) with Chief Commercial Officer Nathan Soich. - Photo: Robotics Plus

22-11-2022 | Article

The journey of developing an Unmanned Ground Vehicle

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

Photo: Lemken

16-11-2022 | Article

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

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