Technology - General
A roundup of news briefs from the week of July 29, 2024.
AGCO CEO and president Eric Hansotia says the transaction will enable the company to “sharpen its focus” on its farm equipment and PTx Trimble brands.
A new farm management information system is poised to help farmers harness the power of past, current and future data and apply an analytical approach.
In 2022, Dalton Dilldine bought a shuttered commercial grain facility and outfitted it with monitoring and automation technologies. This year, he’s taking a hard look at spray drones and how they can fit across his acres.
Limiting grain loss is a surefire way to quickly improve your farm’s productivity and efficiency, and OEM grain loss sensors only look at grain loss from the combine rear.
June sales of tractors dropped 16% compared to 2023, while combine sales were down 31%.
Mineral was founded in 2018 as part of X, the moonshot factory of Alphabet, and it had about 100 team members.
The idea of venture capital is not commonly discussed in coffee shops across farm country. In terms of ROI, investing a small amount of capital or services at the earliest stage is the most valuable investment.
Brian Geerlings recently bought a used sprayer and upgraded it with a See & Spray kit. He says weed control can cost $20 to $30 per acre, so being able to see and only spray weeds delivers a big savings.
Farm machinery industry news briefs and notes for the week of June 23, 2024.