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...
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,...
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: 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: 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...
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...
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...
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: 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...
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...
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,...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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: 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: 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...
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...
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...