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At the Wieringermeerpolder, an autonomous Fendt tractor equipped with the iQuus Autonomy system was put to the test at Bloembollenbedrijf Ruiter-Wever. The innovative technology, developed by Dutch manufacturer GPX Solutions, offers farmers the opportunity to optimize labor and fieldwork with minimal supervision. While the system shows great promise, farmers are eager for improvements like reverse functionality to enhance its capabilities. – Photo: Theo Galama

09:30 | Article

Bright prospects for the unmanned tractor – Especially with reverse capability

The Lithuanian agricultural company Auga Group had been working on a 500-horsepower hybrid tractor: the M1. However, the company is halting the development of the Auga M1 tractor due to financial difficulties. At the front of the tractor is a combustion engine powered by (bio)methane gas, while behind the cabin sits a generator that produces electricity for the electric wheel motors. – Photos: Mark Pasveer

20-11 | News

Auga Group halts development of hybrid Auga M1 tractor

The Italian trade fair Eima 2024, the second-largest mechanization fair in Europe, showcased numerous innovations. Future Farming highlighted 15 new developments in a photo report, including an electric Alpego power harrow, a new Solis narrow-track tractor, and updated tracks and specialty tires from Vredestein and BKT. – Photos: Bas van Hattum

20-11 | Photoreport

Eima 2024, the second-largest mechanization fair in Europe, showcases many innovations

Photo: Canva

19-11 | News

‘Cane Seed’ aims to reinvent sugarcane management

Craig Rupp: I think the likes of tractor company is stuck in the Innovator’s Dilemma. I imagine there is a team working on the next bigger model. It’s in their DNA. There is nothing they can do to change that.” – Photo generated by AI DALL-E

19-11 | Expert opinion

‘Autonomy: The key to reducing horsepower — It’s not just smart, it’s the law’

Photo: Fieldwork

18-11 | News

Fieldwork Robotics signs collaboration agreement with Burro

Spot spraying trials by Syngenta show reduced phytotoxicity from spot spraying delivers significant yield increases in sugar beet and grassland. – Photos: Mick Roberts

18-11 | Article

Spot spraying pays dividends

Mississippi State University Assistant Professor Hussein Gharakhani, front, is a MAFES scientist whose research focuses on agricultural autonomy. Also pictured are Research Associate Jessica Wolfe and Assistant Professor Nuwan Wijewardane assessing a robot in a corn field as a UAV flies above at the university’s W.B. Andrews Agricultural Systems Research Farm. – Photo: Dominique Belcher

15-11 | News

MSU, John Deere partner for research to move agricultural autonomy forward

Last year, the innovative Digital Workbench Tipard 1800 won the Ag-Robot of the Year 2024 title, as decided by public vote. – Photo: Mark Pasveer

15-11 | News

Last call: Showcase your Ag-Robot in the Future Farming Ag-robot buying guide 2025

Photos: FBN

14-11 | Article

Aggressive growth continues at FBN, evolving to meet members’ needs

The machines are designed for ease of operation, requiring only one operator to load seedling trays into the cassette. Photos: TTS

14-11 | News

High-speed robotic transplanters for precision seedling planting

Source: World Robotics 2024

13-11 | News

Sales of service robots up 30% worldwide, agricultural robots +21%

The Deutz-Fahr TTV 5115 Smart Vineyard Tractor is an impressive sight at the Eima 2024 trade show in Bologna, Italy. This narrow tractor, in a striking matte black finish with Pneutrac tires. Photos: Bas van Hattum

13-11 | Photo report

PHOTO | Eima 2024: Deutz-Fahr TTV 5115 with autonomous kit

In the middle: Suzanne Zamany Andersen and Mattia Saccoccio of NitroVolt. – Photos: NitroVolt

12-11 | News

NitroVolt secures €3.5M in seed funding to realize green ammonia production

The American edition of the premier robotics event for open-field crops, FIRA, attracted 2,200 attendees from 38 countries to Woodland, California, from October 22 to 24. Among them were 500 growers, who primarily focused on evaluating weed control machines. – Photos: René Koerhuis

12-11 | Article

FIRA USA 2024 – Drones take over aerial spraying

The American edition of the premier robotics event for open-field crops, FIRA, attracted 2,200 attendees from 38 countries to Woodland, California, from October 22 to 24. Among them were 500 growers, who primarily focused on evaluating weed control machines. – Photos: René Koerhuis

11-11 | Article

FIRA USA 2024 – Robotic automation in arable farming becomes more diverse