tools & data

Farmers repairing a combine harvester. Unexpected breakdowns can have a huge financial impact on farms. - Photo: Canva

31-08-2022 | Expert opinion

How predictive maintenance and analytics can improve farming

Modern combines accurately record yield per square metre in real time. Very valuable information that farmers share with FBN to determine the effects of different cultivation strategies. And potentially also which combine brands, for example, perform best.

11-08-2022 | Article

How safe is farmers’ data if FBN goes public?

xFarm Technologies' management. - Photo: xFarm Technologies

11-08-2022 | News

xFarm Technologies secures €17 million to make agriculture more sustainable

Users of John Deere Operations Center (TM) and the CropX farm management system can now access CropX sensor data and advice from inside the Operations Center. - Photo: CropX Technologies

11-08-2022 | News

CropX farm management system connects with John Deere Operations Center

Photo: Canva

26-07-2022 | News

ADM, Farmers Business Network to expand AgTech platform

Photo: Peter Roek

25-07-2022 | Podcast

Field Trails Podcast – Reliable, rapid, and reproducible field data | Part 2

Field Trials Podcast – Reliable, rapid, and reproducible field data | Part 1

18-07-2022 | Podcast

Field Trials Podcast – Reliable, rapid, and reproducible field data | Part 1

Weather events with heavy rainfall and high winds can be very costly for smallholder farmers with limited resources. - Photo: Nandhu Kundhi

14-07-2022 | News

Free weather forecast for smallholder farmers

West Australian grower Brad Jones says on-farm data use has a lot of benefits for him. - Photo: Brad Jones

12-07-2022 | Article

Bungulla Farming reaps the benefits of on-farm data

Photo: Blickfeld

06-07-2022 | News

Blickfeld expands US operations