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A fleet of 4 robots are mowing and weed spraying together. – Photos: Maxence Guillaumot

04-07-2024 | Article

Revolutionizing vineyard management: 19 OXIN robots at Pernod Ricard

Photo: New Holland

03-07-2024 | News

New Holland and Bluewhite announce strategic partnership

Photo: Farmbot

02-07-2024 | News

Australia-based Farmbot raises $4.6M for U.S. expansion

The drone sprayer demonstrated substantial reductions in water, and drone-based herbicide spraying displayed the potential for a 30% reduction in herbicide dose application. – Photo: Hongfei

02-07-2024 | Article

Comparing knapsack, boom, and drone sprayers in soybean crops

Future Farming robot expert Rene Koerhuis (left) in debate with farmers Jan Wilhelm von der Ohe (center) and Maximilian Hack (right) on the Expert Stage during DLG Fieldtage near Erwitte. - Photos: Koos Groenewold.

01-07-2024 | Article

How two German farmers view their field robots

Lono can also be used in broadacre crops such as wheat and cotton. – Photos: ProdOz International

01-07-2024 | News

New smart fertiliser Lono reduces nitrogen input

The E-Horse during the agriculture innovation fair 'Future Farming & Food Experience' in Lelystand, Netherlands. Photo: Koos Groenewold.

28-06-2024 | News

Dutch E-Horse tractor powered by solar energy

Dr Carlos Bueno Alejo, senior research scientist with Crop Intellect, takes some readings during the R-Leaf trial.

28-06-2024 | News

UK field trials; can R-Leaf breakdown harmful gases in crops?

The elWObot II performing tasks in an orchard. With 5G it can perform tasks while continuously communicating with the local server for data evaluation. Photographer: Christian Kröling, LfULG

27-06-2024 | News

5G and autonomous robots reduce resource usage by 50%

Lessons learned during last year’s experiments in the Netherlands with a common tractor retrofitted with an autonomous kit, include farmers’ clear opinions that they find ‘an unmanned autonomous tractor mainly interesting for soil preparation. Photo: Koos Groenewold

27-06-2024 | Article

What autonomous tractors are already on the market?

The DAT system is already mounted on several Kverneland sprayers in Norway, Germany and the Netherlands. Photo Kverneland.

26-06-2024 | News

DAT and Kverneland cooperate on precision spraying technology

The Interface for Operating PWM Spraying Technology LeapBox. Until recently, BBLeap's LeapBox could already spray 'tiles' based on a task map, but now the system is also available for real-time targeted spraying using camera images. - Photos: Michel Velderman

26-06-2024 | News

LeapBox: AI for image recognition and biomass determination

The DJI AGRAS T50 inherits a powerful coaxial twin-rotor propulsion system and a split-type torque resistant structure for excellent stability when carrying 40 kg spraying or 50 kg spreading payloads. Photo: DJI

25-06-2024 | Article

What’s new in our Ag-drone buying guide 2024/2025?

The recommendation is for Harpia P-71 to operate at heights between 4 and 6 meters during spraying and to cruise between 80 and 100 meters for a flight autonomy of up to 10 hours.

25-06-2024 | News

Harpia-71 drone: “As big as Brazilian agriculture needs”

Photo: Bayer

25-06-2024 | News

Bayer to deliver ten blockbusters in ten years

Tjaart Du Plessis: “With a drone, it is easy to change your droplet size and minimise drift.” – Photo: DJI

24-06-2024 | Article

Drone spraying services: costlier, yet delivering significant advantages