As farms struggle to address a significant labor shortage, self-driving tractors and other autonomous technologies are not only positioned to fill the gaps, but could also reinvigorate interest in an industry that has struggled to recruit the next generation of workers.
The University of Illinois recently conducted a study on the economics of adopting weeding robots in Midwest corn production, which involved a survey of farmers' willingness to adopt the technology.
Southern land-grant scientists are utilizing artificial intelligence to help farmers save on labor costs and time through research on precision spraying, disease detection, food quality control, animal health and wheat production.
Marketing Specialist Sara Gillum explains how Sabanto's retrofit kit can transform a conventional tractor into an autonomous tractor and the recent announcement of King Ranch Ag and Turf joining Sabanto's network of dealers and how this will affect the market.
The Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation (AEF), a global non-profit organization founded to improve cross-manufacturer compatibility in agricultural equipment, today announced the “Autonomy in Ag” project team.
This strategic alliance combines over a century of agricultural expertise with Sabanto, a company dedicated to creating simple, safe, and cost-effective technologies, strengthening the future of agriculture.
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.
Verdant Robotics showed off its new Sharpshooter at the FIRA Conference a few weeks ago. Dubbed the only robotic precision application system that aims before it shoots, Sharpshooter uses Bullseye Aim & Apply Technology.
The college offers an associate degree in Applied Science in Agriculture (60 credit hours). Students enrolled in this program may specialize in precision farming technology by selecting up to 15 credit hours in this area and agriculture business, sales and agronomy.
The college offers an AAS in Precision Agriculture and customized precision ag- related training for agricultural producers, insurance underwriters, equipment dealer and agricultural cooperative employees and others.
Offering training on Ag Leader, Trimble, Reichhardt, Norac and Integris Systems in twice yearly customer training events (spring/fall). Also offering individual training opportunities on any HTS Ag products and SMS software, year round.