Technology

April Demo Days at 2021 World Ag Expo Online promoted by Italy

U.S. importers, dealers, and agribusiness professionals are invited to join the April Italian AgTech Demo Days on the World Ag Expo Online platform to learn about the latest innovations in Italian farming machinery. Three video... more »

Farm Data Collection and Exchange System by Farmobile awarded patent

Leawood, Kansas-based Farmobile LLC, announced April 1 that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent entitled “Farming Data Collection and Exchange System.” Farmobile's patent (U.S. Patent No. 10,963,825, is directed to a... more »

Munckhof Fruit Tech, Agromanager join for data management, spray registration

Munckhof Fruit Tech Innovators is pursuing the most efficient spraying techniques for fruit tree cultivation. The Isobus connection on all its spraying equipment is the latest new feature to be offered by Munckhof. According to... more »

Picking platforms prove their worth in the race to get fruit off trees

New Zealand-based T&G Global is pulling out all the stops to harvest apples this season, welcoming eight new state-of-the-art automated picking platforms as part of its commitment to provide a safe and productive workplace. With... more »

RIT faculty using smartphones, AI to help assess crop roots

A Rochester Institute of Technology faculty member is creating new artificial intelligence systems that could empower agricultural researchers, breeders, nurseries and other users to analyze the roots of their crops with the power of their... more »

Innovation can lead the way, California ag secretary Ross tells ag summit

Karen Ross, secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, told a March 18 opening night audience for the Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit that innovative problem solving is itself an essential export of... more »

John Deere offers new lineup of Hagie Self-Propelled Sprayers

John Deere offers an all-new lineup of Hagie Self-Propelled Sprayers for model year 2022 to help farmers manage tight operating windows and challenging field conditions at various crop stages. Three models are being offered and... more »

John Deere 8 Series Tractor MY22 updates give farmers more options

Today’s farmers are adopting new practices to gain every production advantage possible. To help address these needs, John Deere has updated its 8 Series Tractors for model year 2022 by building on a strong foundation of existing... more »