Equipment

Matching upgrades with trends

From labor to off-ground, OMC’s changes to machinery builds could be promising for the industry. ... more »

CODA Farm Technologies announces use of smartphone for remote monitoring and control of any irrigation pump

A universal retrofit option, FarmHQ allows users to upgrade their irrigation equipment with one simple installation and use the same monitoring and control system, providing significant financial savings and less stress. more »

Agricultural robotics event launches US edition in California

Agtech is bringing in the robots, focusing on autonomous solutions for specialty crops in this three-day event. more »

John Deere’s JDLink integrates Razor Tracking

The integration allows for Razor Tracking and John Deere customers to monitor their JDLink enabled equipment, service vehicles and non-powered equipment in either platform. more »

CES 2022 is stage as John Deere reveals fully autonomous 8R Tractor

Available to farmers later this year, the fully autonomous tractor has six pairs of stereo cameras, which enable 360-degree obstacle detection and the calculation of distance, and constantly checks its position to within less than an inch of accuracy. more »

Sonsray Machinery acquires Booth Machinery

The acquisition introduces the company into the agriculture industry. more »

VGRID’s Bioservers convert biomass into electricity, form biochar

These energy savers run on various types of biomass and agricultural waste to generate electricity and co-produce agricultural-grade biochar to be used as a soil amendment for farmers, which will be a valuable resource for finding drought solutions in California. more »

TOMRA Systems names Tove Andersen as new CEO

Norway-headquartered global sustainable technology company TOMRA Systems ASA has said current president and CEO, Stefan Ranstrand, will be replaced by Tove Andersen by Nov. 1 this year at the latest. ... more »