Following the machines, people and ideas shaping agriculture. Selected developments, clear context and a link to the original source.
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Harper Adams and its partners completed the first drilling operation for the 35-hectare Hands Free Farm in 2020, extending earlier autonomous-cropping research to multiple fields and headland work.
Bonsai Robotics acquired farm-ng in July 2025, combining vision-based autonomy with the Amiga modular electric platform and expanding its approach to mixed equipment fleets across specialty agricultural crops.
KRONE and LEMKEN’s September 2025 update presented VTE 3.0, smart implements and a planned 2028 commercial introduction, linking autonomous traction with sensing of the agricultural work process itself.
NC State’s 2021 prototype monitored volatile compounds released by tomato plants, exploring a low-cost wearable approach to detecting plant damage and late-blight infection without waiting for a scouting visit.
A SMART-led collaboration reported a nanosensor that separates signals from two forms of iron in plant tissues, offering researchers a more detailed view of nutrient uptake and movement.
Singapore-MIT researchers developed a near-infrared nanosensor for monitoring the growth hormone IAA without genetic modification, with experiments spanning several plant species and environmental stress conditions.
MIT researchers reported engineered bacteria whose optical signals could be detected remotely, opening a research route toward biological sensing read by hyperspectral cameras for agricultural and environmental monitoring.
NASA announced a University of Maryland-led consortium in March 2023 to connect Earth observations with U.S. farmers’ decisions on water, fertilizer, crop health and resilience.
World FIRA’s official website states that the agricultural robotics event will return in 2027, while its currently linked robot lists, speakers and programme materials largely refer to the previous edition.
The Asia-Pacific Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture will meet in Taipei on 4–6 November 2026, with smart farming, agricultural AI, IoT and sustainability on its stated agenda.
An Erasmus+ AGRHI workshop at Eastern University, Sri Lanka, combined agricultural visits, IoT discussions and curriculum development, linking European and Asian institutions around practical digital-agriculture education.
Cartagena will host AgroIng on 2–4 June 2027, with precision agriculture, sensors, robotics, irrigation, greenhouse systems and post-harvest engineering among the congress’s announced areas of interest.
