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SoilReader is a visible and near-infrared spectrometry (VNIRS) real-time soil analysis technology. It will hit the market by the end of 2023. - Photos: SoilReader

09-12-2022 | Article

An in-depth look at the revolutionary ‘SoilReader’ technology

Photo: Michel Velderman

08-12-2022 | News

Why warmer winters lead to yield loss in arable crops

Currently Bumblebee AI is focusing on AI-based pollination solutions for avocados and blueberries, but it plans to expand into many other crops. - Photo: Bumblebee AI

07-12-2022 | Article

AI-based pollination solutions offering growers more certainty

Arable's Mark 3 is an in-field sensing and communication device that measures the weather, plant, soil and irrigation flow all in one crop intelligence system. - Photo: Arable

06-12-2022 | News

Arable unveils Mark 3 in-field sensing device and Arable Vision

The main autonomous field robot of Agerris was the Digital Farmhand. - Photo: Agerris

06-12-2022 | News

Agerris closed, but its autonomous field robot gets a new start

Erik Eising with SoilReader. Why is SoilReader a revolutionary invention for arable farmers? Find out Friday, December 9th. - Photo: SoilReader

06-12-2022 | News

Exclusive: A look at the revolutionary SoilReader before it reaches market

The investment is to enable Verdant to rapidly scale its robotic weeding service fleet while developing next generation products. - Photo: Verdant Robotics

05-12-2022 | News

Verdant Robotics raises $46.5 million to scale its robotic weeding service

Photo: Canva

05-12-2022 | News

Drought resilient wheat a step closer with discovery of new gene

By spraying with a drone, the company can avoid driving down wet slopes during long periods of rain. - Photo: Heitlinger & Burg Ravensburg

02-12-2022 | Article

German vineyards prevent soil compaction by spraying with a drone

Monosem's Active Seed Guidance allows for an even more precise planting distance. - Photo: Martijn Knuivers

01-12-2022 | News

Planting technology of the future at EIMA 2022

With cotton, optimal planting depth is crucial for good yields. - Photo: Josh Unruh

30-11-2022 | Article

How measuring seed-available moisture ensures optimum planting depth

With Pentair's additional filling glass for sprayers you can accurately measure up to 50 millilitres. - Photo: Martijn Knuivers

30-11-2022 | News

New drift reducing spraying technologies at EIMA 2022

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

All the user has to do, is take a photo of the fresh produce and the quality control app analyses the produce. - Photo: Kubota

28-11-2022 | News

Kubota invests in fruit and vegetable quality control app

Growth of the market size of weeding robots such as this Dino (by French company Naïo Technologies) is driven by problems such as water scarcity, overuse of chemicals, decline of biodiversity, greenhouse gas emissions and eutrophication - Photo: Naïo Technologies

28-11-2022 | News

IDTechEx: Market size of weeding robots to increase 11-fold in five years

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