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Tips for Buying Utility Tractors

May 22, 2023 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Utility tractors are versatile and powerful machines that play a crucial role in various agricultural and landscaping tasks. Whether you need a tractor for farming, construction, or maintenance purposes, making an informed purchasing decision is essential.

This article provides valuable tips to consider when buying utility tractors, helping you select the right machine that meets your specific needs and maximizes productivity. [Read more…] about Tips for Buying Utility Tractors

Filed Under: Agriculture Tagged With: applications, assess, brands, buying, consider, crucial, decision, essential, evaluate, factors, features, financing, horsepower, maintenance, making, options, performance, requirements, specific, support, tasks, tips, tractor, tractors, utility

Swiss agritech startup Ecorobotix raises $52 million in new funding

May 10, 2023 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

Ecorobotix, the Swiss manufacturer of ARA, an AI powered plant-by-plant recognition and a precision smart sprayer system, has completed a $52 million (CHF 46 million) funding round.

The round was jointly led by AQTON Private Equity and Cibus Capital, with additional investments from Swisscanto Invest/Swisscanto Growth Fund I, Yara Growth Ventures, Flexstone Partners, and from existing investors including Swisscom Ventures, BASF Venture Capital, 4FOX Ventures, and Verve Ventures.

The funding will accelerate Ecorobotix’s geographic expansion across new and existing markets and accelerate new product development. [Read more…] about Swiss agritech startup Ecorobotix raises $52 million in new funding

Filed Under: Agriculture, News Tagged With: accelerate, agriculture, ara, capital, chf, ecorobotix, environment, existing, funding, growth, impact, investments, markets, precision, reducing, ventures

Your gateway to explore vertical farming industry in the Gulf – GVF 2023 will go live this September in Dubai

May 3, 2023 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

As days pass and the Middle East’s largest and only exclusive event – the Global Vertical Farming Show 2023 by TAB group in Dubai happening on 13th and 14th September, gets near – it is being exceptionally acclaimed and talked about amongst the industry professionals.

The summit will bring together experts, innovators, and leaders in the vertical farming industry from across the globe.

The event will serve as a platform for discussions on the latest trends, ideas, and innovative solutions in the field of vertical farming, and its potential to transform the future of agriculture and food industry. [Read more…] about Your gateway to explore vertical farming industry in the Gulf – GVF 2023 will go live this September in Dubai

Filed Under: Agriculture Tagged With: agriculture, business, dubai, east, event, farming, global, group, gvf, industry, middle, opportunities, opportunity, vertical

CNH Industrial unveils ‘first’ electric tractor prototype with autonomous features

May 1, 2023 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

CNH Industrial has unveiled the New Holland T4 Electric Power – which the company says is “the industry’s first all-electric light utility tractor prototype with autonomous features” – at its Tech Day in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, at the start of this year.

A concentrated effort between CNH’s team of experts in the USA (Burr Ridge, Detroit) and Italy (Modena) was able to halve this prototype’s development time thanks to collaboration with CNH’s strategic partner Monarch Tractor – an electrified agtech innovator based in California, USA. CNH says its expertise and resources, in conjunction with Monarch’s disruptive technology, “made this world-first result possible”.

This product milestone is the latest development in CNH’s strategic plan for electrification. The prototype presented is branded New Holland Agriculture, while the commercial model will also extend to the CNH Case IH Brand. It follows the launch of the multi award-winning e-Source power pack – an external generator for electric farm implements. [Read more…] about CNH Industrial unveils ‘first’ electric tractor prototype with autonomous features

Filed Under: Agriculture, News Tagged With: autonomous, cnh, electric, farm, features, holland, industrial, power, prototype, tractor

CNH Industrial adds new automation and autonomy solutions to agtech portfolio

May 1, 2023 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

CNH Industrial debuted its latest automation and autonomy solutions at its Tech Day in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, at the start of this year.

New Driverless Tillage and Driver Assist Harvest solutions from Raven, and Baler Automation from Case IH and New Holland, deliver automation and autonomous equipment enhancements.

They all help solve farming’s biggest challenges: to increase productivity and to do more with less resources, more sustainably. These latest technology developments form part of our agtech roadmap. [Read more…] about CNH Industrial adds new automation and autonomy solutions to agtech portfolio

Filed Under: Agriculture, Features Tagged With: agriculture, assist, automation, autonomous, autonomy, baler, case, cnh, combine, control, crop, driver, driverless, harvest, holland, ih, industrial, operator, raven, solution, solutions, tech, technology, tillage, tractor

iFarm to build ‘world’s largest’ automated vertical farm in Mexico

April 26, 2023 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

iFarm, a vertical farming technologies provider, has agreed a collaboration with Opus 2G Group (Mexico) to build a whopping automated high-tech vertical farm in the Smart City of Tehuantepec in Oaxaca in the south of Mexico.

Built with cutting-edge vertical farming technologies, the farm will have a cultivation area of 38.500 square meters and will become the largest vertical farm in the world.

Smart City of Tehuantepec will be set up by the holding Opus 2G Group in frames of the project The Smart Industrial Corridor Benito Juarez (CIINT). The initiative forms part of the governmental project, Interoceanic Corridor of Tehuantepec Isthmus. [Read more…] about iFarm to build ‘world’s largest’ automated vertical farm in Mexico

Filed Under: Agriculture, News Tagged With: automated, build, city, farm, farming, group, ifarm, largest, mexico, oaxaca, opus, project, smart, tehuantepec, vertical

Carbon Robotics raises $30 million in funding to scale its AI-powered LaserWeeder platform

April 16, 2023 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

Carbon Robotics, a provider of AI-powered robotics to the agricultural sector, has closed $30 million in Series C financing from new lead investor Sozo Ventures along with existing investors Anthos Capital, Fuse Venture Capital, Ignition Partners, Liquid2 and Voyager Capital.

The funding will be used to expand sales regions in North America, optimize and scale manufacturing, develop new software and hardware products, and launch into international markets. This latest round of financing brings Carbon Robotics’ overall funding to $67 million.

Rob Freelen, managing director of Sozo Ventures, says: “Carbon Robotics’ elegant use of AI, computer vision, robotics and lasers is the only solution that enables farmers to reduce their most expensive line item – weed control – without damaging plants or the soil. [Read more…] about Carbon Robotics raises $30 million in funding to scale its AI-powered LaserWeeder platform

Filed Under: Agriculture, News Tagged With: capital, carbon, crops, financing, funding, laserweeder, robotics, soil, sozo, ventures

Future of Agriculture: What Does Automated Vertical Farming Look Like?

March 10, 2023 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

Today, automation is revolutionizing productivity and bringing other benefits across almost all industries. Agriculture is also shifting from manual labor towards a highly automated model where almost no workers are required on site.

Challenges faced by conventional agriculture such as limited water resources and farmland have facilitated the development of high-tech greenhouses and indoor vertical farms.

They, in turn, spurred smart technologies for professional cultivation in controlled environments.

Automated indoor farming makes use of modern technologies such as sensors, big data, vertical farming robotics and AI-powered software to increase yield, reduce costs and minimize environmental impact. [Read more…] about Future of Agriculture: What Does Automated Vertical Farming Look Like?

Filed Under: Agriculture Tagged With: automated, automation, costs, farm, farming, farms, ifarm, labor, management, technologies, vertical

Agtonomy selects Fixposition for farm vehicle GPS

March 7, 2023 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

Agtonomy, an ag-tech software start-up, has been working with Fixposition to integrate Fixposition’s Vision Fusion Technology to provide an element of its precise global positioning solution in its TeleFarmer solution.

Agtonomy’s TeleFarmer solution is comprised of innovative software, a suite of apps, and an electric vehicle reference tractor.

By utilizing Fixposition as one of its localization sensors, Agtonomy is able to achieve even more reliable and more efficient performance in how it knows the position of the agricultural vehicles it controls. [Read more…] about Agtonomy selects Fixposition for farm vehicle GPS

Filed Under: Agriculture, News Tagged With: ag-tech, agtonomy, ceo, efficient, field, fixposition, global, localization, performance, positioning, provide, software, solution, telefarmer, vehicle, vehicles, working

FarmWise launches new weeding machine at the World Ag Expo

February 16, 2023 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

FarmWise, a farm automation company operating in the commercial weeding business for more than three years, has launched its next-generation weeding implement, Vulcan, at the World Ag Expo.

Now available for pre-order, Vulcan was named to the World Ag Expo’s 2023 Top-10 New Products list.

Vulcan packs cutting-edge computer vision into a lightweight, open cultivator frame. Thanks to deep learning models refined by millions of images in FarmWise’s catalog, Vulcan removes weeds inter-row and intra-row with sub-inch precision, eliminating the need for hand weeding crews for over 20 vegetable crops, including lettuce and broccoli. [Read more…] about FarmWise launches new weeding machine at the World Ag Expo

Filed Under: Agriculture, News Tagged With: ag, expo, farmwise, models, vulcan, weeding

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