Following the machines, people and ideas shaping agriculture. Selected developments, clear context and a link to the original source.
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Priva and Blue Radix signed a multiyear strategic cooperation agreement in January 2025, aiming to connect greenhouse process control with autonomous climate and irrigation software while retaining an open partner ecosystem.
Source.ag launched Irrigation Control in March 2024, using historical data, predictive models and live measurements to turn growers’ irrigation targets into settings for existing greenhouse climate computers.
DeLaval’s 2025 V300 update introduced a larger milking box and flow-responsive operation, while optional digital services and milk-cell sensing aimed to extend the information available for herd management.
Lely’s June 2025 launch combined an updated Astronaut milking robot, central services for larger installations and a farm data-security device, with availability varying by product and market.
The University of Guelph’s GIGAS system uses deep learning to identify tomatoes and guide a specialised gripper, with longer greenhouse trials identified as the next step toward commercial viability.
Ridder and MetoMotion reported that their GRoW robot was harvesting virus-resistant tomato varieties at Axia Vegetable Seeds, connecting robotic picking with the crop traits required for practical greenhouse deployment.
A Wageningen–Viscon feasibility study combines plant imaging and machine learning to identify young plants suitable for greenhouse transplanting, including a camera arrangement that captures the sides and underside of root plugs.
Cornell University’s controlled-environment researchers and startup Koidra formed Team Koala, which won the third Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge at Wageningen’s research facilities in the Netherlands in 2022.
A Federal University of Pelotas project running from 2022 to 2026 explored autonomous electric field robots and communication between units, seeking machinery options suited to smaller and medium-sized Brazilian farms.
AGCO acquired Canada’s JCA Industries in 2022, adding autonomous software, implement controls and electronic engineering capabilities to its precision agriculture portfolio and machinery-development programmes for equipment manufacturers worldwide.
Solinftec presented a solar-powered filling station for Solix robots at Farm Progress Show, seeking to automate replenishment and connect product selection with weed information gathered during field scouting.
Monarch Tractor announced a $133 million Series C in July 2024 to support AI development and expansion around its MK-V electric, driver-optional tractor and Wingspan farm-management platform.
