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Participation in soil carbon schemes can support long-term climate resiliency for the field - in addition to providing co-benefits such as higher nutrient content of crops and increased biodiversity. - Photo: Agreena

19-10-2022 | News

Agreena: Soil carbon schemes to enhance profits of 2023 harvest

The Harvard team used satellites to measure soil moisture around the root zone for maize, soybeans, millet, and sorghum growing around the world. - Photo: Canva

19-10-2022 | News

Why soil moisture says more about crop yields than rainfall

The autonomous herbicide sprayer Herbicide GUSS will spray 7 acres per hour, depending on speed and row spacing. - Photo: GUSS Automation

18-10-2022 | Article

GUSS launches autonomous herbicide sprayer for orchards

Small and lightweight semi-autonomous field robots that can perform non-tillage weed control can potentially contribute to a significant increase in crop production efficiency while reducing soil pressure impact, - Photo: Twan Wiermans

17-10-2022 | News

Non-tillage weed control with small robots explored in Swiss project

Researchers use historical soil temperature data to learn about - and predict - overwintering success of the corn earworm. - Photo: Canva

17-10-2022 | News

Soil temperature can predict spread of corn earworm in crops

Belgian manufacturer Keestrack has developed an electric tractor in collaboration with tractor manufacturers Goldini from Italy and Rigitrac from Switzerland. It is the Keestrack B1e. - Photos: Keestrack

14-10-2022 | News

Small electric tractor developed by Keestrack

Droughts are expected to continue. Smart irrigation technology can help farmers use less water and earn more money. Read how in this blog. Photo: Canva

13-10-2022 | Expert opinion

How new technology can help farmers survive increasing droughts

John Deere's new AutoPath feature allows a second GPS receiver on a strip-till manure spreader to register exactly where the manure is. The next tractor, equipped with a planter, then uses those new lines to sow in the same spot. - Photo: Bob Karsten

12-10-2022 | News

John Deere Autopath improves accuracy of GPS lines between operations

For Minnesota-based company Dry Max Solutions, radio waves offer an alternative method for drying grain free of both petroleum expenses and heat. Photo: Canva

11-10-2022 | Article

Good vibrations – Drying grain with radio waves

Artificial intelligence to command autonomous John Deere machinery

11-10-2022 | News

Artificial intelligence to command autonomous John Deere machinery

DataFarming has developed a web application that delivers satellite imagery to any farmer in the world.

10-10-2022 | Article

DataFarming aims to offer growers cheap and easy access to satellite imagery

The strawberry-picking robot currently picks at half the speed of a human picker, but it can run 24/7. - Photo: BSC Electronics

07-10-2022 | Article

Strawberry-picking robot uses ultra violet light to control funguses

We now have more tools than ever to develop sustainable IPM systems that are only going to get better with time.

06-10-2022 | Expert opinion

Will technology to develop sustainable IPM systems reduce agrochemical dependence?

The AppHarvest Berea Farm in Kentucky is to be the world’s largest indoor farm that features autonomous harvesting of salad greens.

06-10-2022 | News

AppHarvest’s 15-acre indoor farm features autonomous harvesting

New ways to increase capacity of soil carbon sequestration in farming are within reach.

05-10-2022 | Article

Technologies for soil carbon sequestration that also remove greenhouse gases

Trimble introduces its next-generation displays for precision agriculture applications – the Trimble GFX-1060 and GFX-1260 displays.

04-10-2022 | News

Trimble launches next-generation displays for precision agriculture