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Making fertiliser from wastewater is economically viable, a new study shows.

24-11-2022 | News

Making fertiliser from wastewater is feasible, study shows

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

AppHarvest's Berea Farm in Kentucky features autonomous harvesting. - Photo: AppHarvest

23-11-2022 | Interview

AppHarvest CEO: “Our high-tech indoor farms are giant robots”

The Geo-Bird operational planning tool offers farmers a free way to improve the efficiency of their operations with optimised machine guidance waylines. - Photo: Business Wire

23-11-2022 | News

Free AGCO tool to plan and optimise GNSS machine guidance lines

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

Production of Infarm's indoor-grown wheat is independent of external climatic conditions and is thus climate resilient. - Photo: Infarm

22-11-2022 | News

Infarm shows potential of indoor-grown wheat

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

Soy beans are being planted in a field with cover crops. - Photo: Phill Magakoe / AFP

17-11-2022 | News

Cover crops can lower crop yields, study shows

Thanks to the partnership with Trimble Agriculture, farmers using the xFarm app will access more data about vehicles equipped with Trimble systems. - Photo: xFarm Technologies

16-11-2022 | News

xFarm Technologies’ smart farming app integrates with Trimble

Photo: Lemken

16-11-2022 | Article

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

Every field sprayer manufacturer present at Sima showed spot spraying technology or indicated they were testing with it. The technique has been used globally for decades for weed control but is now penetrating Europe for site-specific and per-plant spraying. - Photo: René Koerhuis

16-11-2022 | News

Any sprayer manufacturer can now supply PWM and spot spraying technology

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

Farmers pump water to irrigate a rice field in Zixing, Hunan Province, China. Netafim announced the first ever carbon credit program for drip-irrigated rice in order to reduce emissions and inputs. - Photo: CFOTO/Sipa USA

15-11-2022 | News

Netafim announces carbon credit program for drip-irrigated rice