Advanced field robotics, including laser and high-voltage electricity, is transforming agriculture with AI-driven precision, lower labour costs, and reduced soil disturbance.
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Robots, lasers, and AI, oh my!
Advanced field robotics is transforming agriculture with AI-driven precision, lower labour costs, and reduced soil disturbance.
Agco autonomous farm equipment rig ready for limited release
Outrun, the autonomous grain cart and tillage system from Agco’s PTx Trimble, has improved since its 2024 debut and is now preparing for limited commercial sale
Agco’s PTx Trimble has made a few changes to its Outrun autonomous grain cart and tillage system in the past year, in which the company has “taken that system and converted it to look at it as an autonomy platform.”
Machinery automation runs through 2025 Agritechnica innovation awards
Computer vision and AI processing is bringing more control to farm machinery
Computer vision and AI processing for farm machinery show up many times in Agritechnica’s 2025 innovation award winners.
Deere’s tier 4 engines get B30 upgrade
John Deere has increased the biofuel rating of its Final Tier 4 diesel engines from B20 to B30. Photo: John Deere
John Deere has just announced it is increasing the biodiesel approval rating on its Final Tier 4 diesel engines from B20 to B30.
Versatile brings updated Fury line of high-speed discs to Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show
Versatile has added four new widths to its Fury line of high-speed discs. The company’s latest model was on display at the 2025 Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock, Ontario.
Farmer uses robot seeder, weeder
A Saskatchewan organic producer has put a precision agriculture robot to work for stronger plant outcome
FarmDroid is an autonomous seeding and weeding robot whose efficiency and accuracy have proven to have strong economic benefits for producers.
Electric tractor wins innovation award at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show
Haggerty AgRobotics won an equipment innovation award at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2025 near Woodstock.
Ways found to keep moisture with minimum till
Seeding drills come in all shapes and sizes, and some of them are better for min-till than others
New equipment options are available for Prairie grain growers wanting to step up their minimum-till seeding game, such as double disc seeders, coulter drills and low-disturbance shank drills.
Producers aim to improve minimum-tilled soil
The practice isn’t just about limiting tillage; experts offer ways to make smart adjustments to improve soil
Prairie grain growers who’ve already gone to direct seeding and minimum-disturbance drills, but want to further improve their soils for moisture retention, have further strategies available.
Surviving a bad harvest day sometimes requires a little luck
Op-Ed: A single day of fall field work yields three cautionary tales for Prairie farmers
Producer and writer Kevin Hursh shares a day of three potentially disastrous incidents as cautionary tales of farm safety for Prairie farmers in the midst of fall harvest work.
