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Agco acquires JCA Industries

Agco has acquired JCA Industries Inc, a leader in the development of autonomous software for agricultural machines, implement controls and electronic system components. Based at...
The FarmDroid concept was developed by Danish Farmers Jens and Kristian Warming who launched the machine at Agritechnica 2019

Opico: Solar-powered FarmDroid has simplicity on its side

A fully autonomous, solar-powered robot capable of precision drilling and weeding has joined the Opico line-up. Offering pesticide-free weed control with zero fuel bills,...
ohn Deere’s new StarFire 7000 receiver enables an easy entry into precision farming

John Deere: New StarFire 7000 receiver eases RTK Entry

John Deere’s new StarFire 7000 receiver enables an easy entry into precision farming. Without extra hardware, the receiver offers RTK accuracy of +/- 2.5 cm and...
Valtra's new Section Control 96 can divide a boom into as many as 96 different sections

Valtra: Section Control 96 with Multiboom provides even higher precision

Precision farming is now even more precise for Valtra customers after they got access to the brand's new Section Control 96 with Multiboom feature. Section...
Topcon’s latest Horizon software update makes it quick and simple to lay out and drill trials plots

Topcon: Software update introduces trials plot planting

Topcon Agriculture has released an update to its Horizon precision farming and crop production software that, as well as a new feature enabling automatic...
ClearSky uses radar data to produce a cloud-free view of fields

Origin Digital/Aspia Space: Service lets farmers see through clouds

A claimed world-first service that could revolutionise the way satellite imagery is used in precision agriculture has been announced by UK technology companies Origin...
Continental Automotive's ProViu system allows the operator to see what's happening all around his vehicle

SoilEssentials to market Continental Automotive’s ProViu 360 system

Scottish precision farming pioneer SoilEssentials has announced a new collaboration with Continental Automotive that makes it the UK’s first advanced dealer of the ProViu...
Chinese company Honde Technology markets this 16-litre drone sprayer

Opportunities for drone technology in precision spraying

Use of drone technology in precision agriculture has gained popularity in recent years, however there are still legislative barriers preventing widespread adoption, something that...
New Holland's brand president Carlo Lambro (left) and CNH Industrial chief digital officer Parag Garg

New Holland: Smart Farm partnership with Il Raccolto

New Holland Agriculture has announced a partnership with  the Il Raccolto farm in Bologna, Italy, to demonstrate sustainable farming practices through a circular economy...
New security options for Trimble GPS systems have been launched by Vantage ASC

Vantage ASC: Security solutions launched for GPS equipment

Proactively responding to reports of GPS thefts increasing, which the company has seen first-hand with the number of customers purchasing equipment linked with insurance...
HorschConnect optimises the flow of information between Horsch machines and their owners farm management platforms

Horsch: HorschConnect provides digital intelligence for farming

HorschConnect is a new product family from Horsch that aims to make the exchange of data between machine and customer as efficient as possible,...
The new Topcon TS-20 Joystick

Topcon: 44-function joystick extends precision agriculture range

Topcon Agriculture has added a 44-function, fully ISObus-enabled joystick controller to its expanding line-up of precision farming kit. Available in the UK via LH Agro,...
The Apollo CM-20 planting controller can be paired with an ISObus display to monitor and control the seeding of crops such as sugar beet and maize

Topcon: Precision controller offers unrivalled seeding accuracy

LH Agro has announced the launch of the new Topcon Apollo CM-20 universal row-crop planting controller that enables growers to establish sugar beet and...
The new Topcon AGS-2 receiver can connect to four satellite constellations to provide accurate auto-steering guidance

Topcon: New receivers deliver improved guidance and auto-steer accuracy

LH Agro has announced the launch of two new Topcon Agriculture manual guidance and autosteering receivers, the AGM-1 and AGS-2, as well as a...
Variable-rate plans can now be easily created as part of the Rhiza Essential and Advanced packages

Agrii: Updated Rhiza packages further integrate precision farming and digital agronomy...

The digital and precision farming arm of Agrii, Rhiza, has revealed an updated service structure that fully integrates its precision farming and digital agronomy...
The Nexat system with its combine attachment at work in sunflowers

Nexat: Revolutionary holistic crop production system

The future of global agricultural crop production has been revealed after being awarded a Gold Medal in the German Agricultural Society's (DLG) Agritechnica 2022...
Topcon's XD+ and XD consoles are now fully ISObus compatible

Topcon: Entry-level consoles now AEF ISObus accredited

Topcon’s entry-level XD and XD+ touchscreen consoles are now fully ISObus accredited having been awarded official Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation (AEF) certification. The Topcon...
Naïo Technologies' Dino agricultural robot will be permitted to work unsupervised throughout Europe from 2022.

Naïo Technologies: Full range now certified for autonomous, unsupervised work

French agricultural robotics specialist Naïo Technologies has announced that its large-scale agricultural robots will be allowed to operate unsupervised in fields from the spring...
Grant funding is available on a range of precision farming equipment incuding Topcon's cab-mounted Cropspec monitor that measures plant reflectance at each pass to assess the crop’s real-time status and nutrient requirements

LH Agro: Precision farming kit eligible for Government grants

Following the announcement that £27 million of Government grants will be available to farmers in England to invest in productivity boosting equipment, LH Agro...
The purchase of AgJunction will speed-up the development of the kubota Group's automated technologies

Kubota acquires Canadian guidance and auto-steer manufacturer AgJunction

Kubota Canada Ltd is acquiring all the shares of the Canadian company AgJunction Inc to bring it into the Kubota Group. AgJunction produces advanced guidance...