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A picking robot for the Swiss greenhouse
Working in a greenhouse is both strenuous and time-​consuming. The picking robot from ETH spin-​off Floating Robotics takes on...
Jan 16, 20241 min read


Robots and drones take to UK orchards in new £4.5m project
A unique project to develop a commercially viable system for precisely targeting orchard inputs to specific trees, or even parts of a...
Jan 16, 20242 min read


Kubota shows New Agri Concept at CES 2024
Kubota made waves at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024 by showcasing its latest innovation—a fully autonomous agricultural robot....
Jan 15, 20242 min read


Bayer collaboration with Microsoft connects farm data
New connectors allow secure, compliant data exchange / Industry platform Microsoft Azure Data Manager expands as more companies bring...
Dec 1, 20232 min read


Use of AI-based robots on the rise in Japanese agriculture
Smart agriculture is increasingly being employed in Japan, arousing expectations that producers will be able to entrust artificial...
Nov 30, 20232 min read


Optimism about the growth of indoor farming
Future Farming gathered some news items from the world of indoor farming. According to research of Insight Partners the market of indoor...
Nov 1, 20233 min read


Are cover crops right for your farm?
In recent years, interest in adding cover crops has increased and potential benefits have become more widely recognized. From nitrogen...
Oct 24, 20232 min read


Leek farmer tests driverless tractor; sees opportunities, but prefers smaller tractors
Ronald Swinkels used a Massey Ferguson 7719S for a few days, which was equipped with a fully autonomous iQuus system. This means that the...
Oct 3, 20232 min read


More than 70% of farmers sees large impacts of climate change
71% of farmers say that climate change already has a large impact on their farm, and even more are worried about the impact this will...
Sep 26, 20232 min read


The Problem-Solving Powers of Variable Speed Drives
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) projects that agricultural production worldwide needs to increase by 70...
Sep 22, 20234 min read


Unmanned tractor is already partially fulfilling high expectations
Eight participants in the Dutch National Fieldlab for Precision Farming (NPPL) are introduced to the possibilities and limitations of...
Sep 18, 20234 min read


DNA soil analysis, what’s involved and the benefits it provides
Intensive DNA testing of the soil microbiome – also called biological soil analysis – is becoming more common in many crop-growing...
Sep 15, 20236 min read
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