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Monarch Tractor Secures $61M in Series B Funding

Monarch Tractor announced the successful completion of a $61 million Series B funding round led by Astanor Ventures, one of the world’s leading sustainable food venture firms, with additional individual and independent contributions from CNH Industrial, At One Ventures and Trimble Ventures.
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Trimble’s Bryn Fosburgh Inducted into AEM Hall of Fame

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers recognized Fosburgh's creation of SITECH network and work to develop RTK.

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) inducted Bryn Fosburgh, senior vice president of Trimble, into its Hall of Fame for a broad range of contributions in developing and advancing technologies that support the construction and agriculture industries worldwide.


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XAG Launches V40 and P40 Agricultural Drones Globally

The fully autonomous drones can conduct mapping, spraying and broadcasting.

XAG is launching its V40 and P40 agricultural drones globally, bringing digital agriculture into more rural areas. The XAG V40 and P40 are fully autonomous drones that can conduct mapping, spraying and broadcasting.


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Timeline Shows Autonomous Vehicles Are Closer Than Some Think

Precision agriculture has been working toward autonomy since 2008.

Bill Lehmkuhl, owner of Precision Agri Services, challenges the notion that autonomous technology in agriculture is still years off in the distance. His timeline of autonomy within precision agriculture highlights the major milestones in autonomous equipment and technology since 2008. 



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Upgrade to Trimble's CenterPoint RTX Makes Convergence Time 75% Faster

The correction service offers farmers both the performance of RTK and ease of use of CenterPoint RTX.

Trimble has made significant improvements to its Trimble CenterPoint RTX correction service to give farmers the ease of use of the satellite-delivered corrections and RTK horizontal performance in less time. With improved convergence of up to 75%, farmers using the Trimble NAV-900 controller for machine guidance applications can now begin working in the field with 2.5 centimeter accuracy in less than 5 minutes.


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AgGateway President/CEO Wendy Smith to Retire in December

Current executive vice president and COO Brent Kemp will assume the role in 2022.

AgGateway has announced that president and CEO Wendy Smith is retiring effective Dec. 31, 2021. Current executive vice president and chief operating officer Brent Kemp will move into the role of AgGateway president and CEO beginning Jan. 1, 2022.


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AgriVision Equipment Group, PrairieLand Partners to Enter Joint Venture

The 2 John Deere dealers cite improved access to parts, technology, support as benefits of agreement.

AgriVision Equipment Group and PrairieLand Partners are entering into a joint venture effective Jan. 3, 2022, pending Deere & Company approval. With a combined 32 stores in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri, the companies believe the expanded geographies will give customers greater access to parts, equipment, technology experts and support.


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