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Martin Lishman and Manterra Create An Autonomous Unmanned GPS Sprayer

July 18, 2022 | Posted in Autonomous Ag Machinery, Technology

The XAG and Mini-Spray combo provides a robust and versatile ground-based platform, which offers a whole plethora of spraying capabilities at an affordable level. It utilises the Trimble control system to deliver a full suite of variable rate application and targeted application solutions using Trimble Weedseeker sensors.

Monarch Partners with India-based AI Startup

July 11, 2022 | Posted in Autonomous Ag Machinery, Technology

Monarch Tractor, maker of the first fully electric, driver-optional, smart tractor, today announced it is expanding its footprint into India with the opening of its first office in the city of Hyderabad.

[Technology Corner] AGCO Takes Retrofit First Approach to Autonomy

June 23, 2022

AGCO is taking a retrofit first approach to autonomy and its tech stack. The OEM is designing technology that will fit farmers’ operations, which often include a mixed fleet and the need to improve efficiency without buying a brand new machine.

Kubota Corp. Announces North America R&D Unit

January 28, 2022 | Posted in Technology

Kubota Corp. has begun research and development to make autonomous agricultural robots and other future farming technologies a reality at the North America Research & Development Unit established in January this year as a new research group in the United States.

John Deere Fully Autonomous Tractor Ready for Large-Scale Production

January 4, 2022 | Posted in Technology

The machine combines Deere’s 8R tractor, TruSet-enabled chisel plow, GPS guidance system and new advanced technologies. The autonomous tractor will be available to farmers later this year.

Väderstad Partners with Autonomous Equipment Manufacturer Nexat

January 3, 2022 | Posted in Technology

Nexat is a “all-in-one-system-tractor” that takes care of every working step: from cultivation to sowing, plant protection and harvesting.

Monarch Tractor Secures $61M in Series B Funding

November 17, 2021 | Posted in Electric Machinery, Technology

Monarch Tractor announced the successful completion of a $61 million Series B funding round led by Astanor Ventures, one of the world’s leading sustainable food venture firms, with additional individual and independent contributions from CNH Industrial, At One Ventures and Trimble Ventures.

Toyota Invests in Autonomous Ag Robotics Startup Focused on Fruit Market

October 1, 2021 | Posted in Technology

Burro, formerly known as Augean Robotics, an autonomy company providing solutions for the agriculture industry, announced it has raised a $10.9 million Series A, led by S2G Ventures and Toyota Ventures.

Deere Invests in ‘Next Frontier of Agriculture’ with Acquisition of Autonomous Driving Startup

August 14, 2021 | Posted in Technology

Deere & Co. is furthering its investment in precision agriculture with the acquisition of a startup that develops autonomous driving technology compatible with existing machines.

Horsch Teams Up with Trimble for Autonomous Vehicles Project

June 16, 2021 | Posted in Ag Equipment Business

A partnership between Horsch, the Germany-based manufacturer of tillage, seeding and crop protection equipment, and precision farming specialist Trimble, is underway to develop autonomous farming vehicles that integrate with a Cloud-based farm management data platform.

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[Technology Corner] Precision Farming Dealer Summit Just What the Doctor Ordered After Challenging Year

We’ve been busy over here in the Technology Corner preparing for the 10th annual Precision Farming Dealer Summit, taking place Jan. 6-7 in downtown Louisville, Ky. Skip Klinefelter, CEO of Ag Technology Solutions Group in Greenville, Ill., will be one of several speakers sharing their unfiltered perspective on the state of precision ag.

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