Following the machines, people and ideas shaping agriculture. Selected developments, clear context and a link to the original source.
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FAO examined 27 international case studies to assess how agricultural automation can improve productivity while avoiding a widening gap between well-resourced farms and small-scale producers.
An April 2025 partnership aimed to integrate Treetoscope’s direct plant-sensing technology into Netafim’s GrowSphere platform, following commercial collaboration in Turkey and with expansion planned in the Americas.
Netafim announced GrowSphere FLEX in August 2026, positioning the irrigation and fertigation controller as an entry point to connected automation for smallholders and mid-sized agricultural operations.
CropX announced Apex in April 2026, a configurable multi-depth sensor that measures soil water content, temperature and electrical conductivity at four-inch intervals and connects to its agronomy platform.
CropX introduced Strato 1 in March 2025, adding a connected in-field weather station to its agronomy platform so growers can view local weather alongside soil and crop information.
Planet announced Crop Biomass Version 5 in March 2026, using PlanetScope as its main optical input to increase spatial detail and improve the responsiveness of its daily analysis-ready signal.
An MIT project profiled in March 2023 combined satellite observations, weather data and machine learning to investigate plant responses to drought, with more detailed forecasting tools as a research goal.
CSIRO’s August 2023 update described a Goanna Ag partnership using sensors and machine learning for irrigation scheduling, including early tomato trials and further plans to broaden monitoring options.
IRRI highlighted Rice Crop Manager in September 2023 as a digital advisory tool for balanced fertilizer use, with versions adapted from the Philippines for Bangladesh, Indonesia and India.
A multi-year collaboration announced in October 2024 aimed to help U.S. agricultural retailers adopt leaf-level remote scouting, AI-assisted agronomic recommendations and services supporting conservation practices.
Argentina’s October 2024 Innovación en Movimiento programme featured INTA’s Trakür spraying robot, linking agricultural research with companies and investors seeking technologies ready for further development and commercial transfer.
A June 2026 Semear Digital report described workshop discussions on autonomous farming and plans to test fruit-counting technology on Instor’s Jasuka platform, focusing on practical solutions for smaller producers.
