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Researchers are mapping out the DNA of plants.<span class=""> </span>– Photo: WUR/Guy Ackermans

24-07 | News

Research project AEGIS focuses on climate-resilient crops and receives €78 million

New appearance on the Dutch fields. The Farmdroid FD20 that independently seeds and then hoes. - Photos: Peter Roek

23-07 | Article

Farmdroid promising: users learn a lot (1)

Photo: ILVO

22-07 | News

Premiere for Belgium: drone sowing rye

AI crop

22-07 | News

Ramping up AI-driven crop disease monitoring

A trial field of Solynta. In the field, potatoes are being bred for resistance against the fungus Phytophthora. Photo for illustration. – Photo: Tamara Reijers

18-07 | News

Bayer and Solynta enter the market together with potato seed

Photo: René Groeneveld

18-07 | Interview

Grower Chad Glover: ‘Farmers should be paid for use of their data’

It's crucial for farmers to understand what is illegal in antitrust law because of the unique dynamics of the agricultural market. – Foto: Stadje Media

18-07 | Expert opinion

‘Battling Big Ag: Safeguarding farmers from data exploitation’

PepsiCo Europe and Yara partner to decarbonise crop production, supporting 1,000 farms across Europe.

18-07 | News

PepsiCo Europe partners with Yara to decarbonise crop production

Krishna Kumar - Founder & CEO, Cropin: “We aim to democratise the use of AI in food systems.’’ Photos: Cropin

17-07 | Interview

GenAI powerd platform Sage predicts crop yields globally

One of the candidates is the Italian Black Shire RC, primarily developed for fruit and grape orchards, but the tractor can also be used in an open field. – Photo: Margriet Nijenhuis

17-07 | News

Introduction to the new TOTYBot of the Year Award

robotics australia

17-07 | Article

Australian vegetable industry embraces robotics to tackle labour expenses and rising input costs

Weighing 1,125 lbs (510 kgs), the Pelican is the largest drone ever authorised by the FAA for commercial use in the US. – Photo: Pyka

16-07 | Article

Advancements in agricultural drones: Innovations and market trends

<i class="">Soil science PhD student Shuohao Cai places a sensing rod, which has multifunctional sensing stickers positioned to enable multi-depth measurements, in soil at UW-Madison’s Hancock Agricultural Research Station to test the team's technology. – Photo: Kuan-Yu.</i>

15-07 | News

Low-cost printed nitrate sensors enhance precision farming

<span class=""> </span>Photo: Michel Velderman

12-07 | News

RaboResearch: the conventional tractor is far from gone

An early version of the PotatoBot created to plant potatoes with minimal damage. – Photos: University of Cambridge

12-07 | News

Student develops PotatoBot to minimise damage planting Jersey Royal potatoes

The Herbimec hoeing cultivator is designed for shallow soil cultivation and preparing a false seedbed. The 6.2-meter version, as shown in the photo, costs €15,000, including support legs and lighting. – Photos: Michel Velderman

11-07 | News

Shallow soil cultivation with the affordable Herbimec hoeing cultivator