Following the machines, people and ideas shaping agriculture. Selected developments, clear context and a link to the original source.
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Norwegian company Kilter reported that 54 AX-1 robots treated 4,265 hectares during part of 2026, comparing their targeted applications with a 250-litre-per-hectare broadcast baseline to quantify avoided spray mixture.
A November 2025 University of Sydney report connects Salah Sukkarieh’s farm-robot research with crop measurement and trials involving women and young farmers in Cambodia, emphasizing practical access to technology.
A March 2018 University of Illinois report documented early field testing of TerraSentia, a small autonomous platform designed to gather plant traits between rows and support breeding research.
FAPESP reported a programme linking research, connectivity and training across Brazil’s five regions, with local agricultural districts designed to adapt digital technologies to small and medium farming businesses.
The project’s April 2025 development update described farmer testing of a multilingual prototype, using feedback to refine an app intended to connect farm information with nearby services and communities.
The Horizon Europe project set out to make agricultural digital solutions more affordable and relevant by combining farmer participation, reusable software and business models suited to smaller operations.
New Holland’s CR combine concept received Agritechnica’s 2023 gold innovation medal, while the official award material showed how pressure sensing, cameras and automated blockage management were entering harvesting workflows.
The 2025 Vietnam edition of Agritechnica Asia was designed around machinery and digital solutions for rice, sugarcane, maize, coffee and fruit, alongside a co-located horticulture exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City.
DLG’s 2025 innovation awards recognised two gold and 22 silver medal entries, spanning traction, baling, application technology and sensor-based machine adjustment rather than a single vision of farm automation.
A Jendouba pilot compares daily 10-metre evapotranspiration data with a coarser product, exposing both operational benefits and validation gaps.
Semear Digital is testing irrigation decisions based on crop water stress, with vineyard results in São Paulo and expansion into pineapple production.
CGIAR reports that the HaFAS advisory system reached 49,000 Ethiopian farmers in 2025, combining field evidence, digital delivery and extension support.
