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Field Tests Underway for Electric Planter

Iowa start-up Salin 247 is field testing an autonomous electric drive unit for no-tilling corn and soybeans.

By Dan Crummett posted on May 4, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Precision Agriculture

With a lifetime of farming experience and degrees in agronomy and economics, Dave Krog says he’s trying to whittle variable and fixed costs from today’s equipment outlays with an electric, autonomous drive unit aimed squarely at the 24-row planter market.

Innovative Equipment Cultivating Regenerative, Precision Ag

March 8, 2022 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture

Source: Green Biz

New technology can help farmers achieve sustainability goals by reducing compaction, tracking soil organic matter and water use, allowing for targeted weed management and more. But it takes a long time for farm equipment to be put out to pasture, so convincing farmers to invest in these emerging technologies will take time.

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Autonomous Farm Equipment Poised to Change No-Till Operations

The agriculture industry is shifting to autonomous equipment, prescriptive applications and farming as a service, says Ohio State University’s Scott Shearer.

By Michaela Paukner posted on February 27, 2022 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

No-tillers can turn new technology into an asset if they’re prepared for advancements coming in the not-so-distant future.
That’s the opinion of Scott Shearer, chair of the department of food, agricultural and biological engineering at Ohio State University, who shared his predictions at the 2022 National No-Tillage Conference about how autonomous farm machinery will change the structure of the agriculture industry.

Raven Provides OMNiPOWER Platform for World’s First OMNi Farm Enterprise

June 15, 2021 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture

Raven Industries Inc., a leader in autonomous agriculture technology, announced today the purchase of a second OMNiPOWER platform by Haggerty AgRobotics, allowing them to lead the industry as one of the first customers to implement a real-world fleet of autonomous machines.

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