Future Farming

GUSS Automation, a John Deere subsidiary, plans to equip the next generation of its autonomous orchard machines with Ouster's new Rev8 OS0 lidar. The sensor should improve navigation and obstacle detection in orchards and vineyards, particularly where GPS

More than 100 Solinftec Solix robots operated across the US and Puerto Rico in 2026, covering over 55,000 acres and reducing chemical use by an average of 85%. Solinftec is now scaling up autonomous refilling and preparing three additional Solix models, i

In 2026, Marien and Joos Poppe removed weeds within the row using an Andela Robot Weeder and between the rows using an Electro Weeder. The combination of the two machines works well, provided there are enough workable days. On July 24, there are quite a f

Machinery manufacturer Monosem is updating the NG Plus planter unit. The seed metering unit, the LED lighting, the lids, and the furrow opener have all been revised. Monosem importer Farmstore in Haps (North Brabant) announced that machinery manufacturer

U.S. company Agtonomy has announced two updates to its autonomy stack for factory-level automation: new autonomous multi-point turning capability and expanded passive data collection across its fleet. Agtonomy does not build tractors itself. It embeds its

British grower Will Mumford compared an AgBot from AgXeed on his farm with a wheeled tractor with plough and a Challenger tracked tractor. The AgBot proves to be very soil-friendly. British arable farmer Will Mumford in St Neots (Cambridgeshire) is one of

Herbicide resistance is spreading, chemical costs keep climbing, and spray days are often dictated by wind. Australian startup Azaneo believes it has a fix: a tractor-mounted implement that kills weeds with an electric pulse instead of a chemical, working

Canadian startup Sami Robotics, has moved beyond the prototype stage with its broccoli harvesting application, which the company says is already operational and has been used to harvest commercial produce. The platform relies on multiple robotic arms work

Robotisation seems to be the magic word for getting work done on agricultural businesses and making them future-proof. What that could look like in fruit growing was recently shown at the Fruit Research Centre in the Dutch village of Randwijk. Development