Precision Farming Dealer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week:

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Precision Farming Dealer Summit Takes Over Louisville

Not even a winter storm could stop the 2025 Precision Farming Dealer Summit from kicking off in downtown Louisville. Dealers from across the country participated in general sessions, classrooms and roundtable discussions. Stay tuned for a recap soon on PrecisionFarmingDealer.com!

John Deere’s Big Reveal at CES

John Deere reveals several new autonomous machines during this press conference at CES 2025, including the Autonomous 9RX tractor. Shane Thomas covered the announcement in his latest edition of Upstream Ag Insights. “Focusing on the 9RX Autonomy Kit, the initial 2022 release was for tillage, the new version will eventually be available to do tillage, planting and grain cart operation,” Thomas says. “The 16-camera array add-on will be available on a limited basis for 2025 with a full release in 2026. It is important to emphasize, this is a retrofit kit that can be installed on 2017-and-newer tractors. Deere has upgraded the perception system on the 9 Series tractors to include roof-mounted sensors, providing a 360-degree view of the machine's surroundings that further expand sensor range compared to the first generation. The gen 2 capabilities mean the machine can move 40% faster and move implements twice as wide as before.”

Why Precision is Crucial Component for Sustainable Farming

Jeff Rowe, Syngenta CEO, explores the intersection of AI and sustainable farming, and explains why precision ag technology is going to be critical to the future of the industry. “As we face the twin challenges of adapting to climate change and feeding a growing population, the combination of regenerative agriculture practices, AI and digital technologies is a crucial component in our toolkit for sustainable farming,” Rowe says. “This synergy empowers farmers to be active participants in addressing climate change while enhancing their ability to produce food more efficiently and sustainably.”

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A Look Back at The Intelligent Tractor in 1992

Let’s open up the video archives for this one! With a lot of autonomous ag equipment news coming out of CES, check out this throwback video from 1992 introducing the "Intelligent tractor.”

Ag Robot of the Year Finalists

Future Farming reveals the 5 finalists for its 2025 Ag Robot of the Year award, which will be announced February 6. Without further ado…the finalists are…FarmRobo iMog, Nature Robots Lero.03, Odd.Bot Maverick, Siza Robotics Toogo and Traktorarvid Drever 120. Read more about each finalist in this article.

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