Due to a growing population and greater environmental awareness, farmers must produce more food sustainably but with the same amount of land.
Additionally, it is becoming more difficult for farmers to find qualified employees who can (and want to) work with complex tractors and machines. Ultimately, autonomous technology like robot tractors will make the difference in years to come.
Future Farming follows the development of autonomous vehicles and gathers that information in the corresponding autonomous/semi-auto steering systems dossier. On top of that, we provide you with an up-to-date autonomous vehicle buyers guide which you can find here…
The last top 5 in a week of looking back at our 2022 content. During the week we have shared the top 5 listings of best-read articles on field robots, drones, spraying and autonomy.
Below we list our 5 best-read articles about autonomy.
Brazilian start-up FieldPRO is developing artificial intelligence that uses environmental data to send commands to autonomous John Deere machinery. Read more…
New Holland is showing a prototype of an electric and autonomous tractor. The so-called T4 Electric Power has a battery and delivers up to 120 hp. A Case IH variant will follow. Production will start in late 2023. Read more…
John Deere is still working on developing an electric tractor. The newly presented Sesam 2 has a 1,000 kWh battery pack and can operate fully autonomously. Read more…
If you’re looking to make your tractor, self-propelled machine or other vehicle autonomous, you have six suppliers to choose from. Factory made autonomous tractors are now available from three manufacturers. Read more…
Case IH and Raven Industries introduce the agriculture industry’s first autonomous spreader: the Case IH Trident 5550 applicator with Raven Autonomy. Read more…