More efficiency and information in recent breakthroughs in technology have changed farm management. But farmers must decide what purchases are right for them in a tough economic environment.

As more industry comments flowed in on the recent Farm Equipment blogs on the filmed standoff between an Illinois farmer and its John Deere dealer AWH LLC, another Deere dealer doggedly chased me down. 

Kubota Corporation has invested in Bloomfield Robotics, Inc., a U.S. startup company that uses image analysis technology and AI to assess plant growth and detect pests on grape, blueberry, and other tree crops.