Following the machines, people and ideas shaping agriculture. Selected developments, clear context and a link to the original source.
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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.
DLG reported 17,000 visitors at its 2024 field exhibition in Germany, where the new FarmRobotix platform connected practical robot demonstrations with crop production, machinery and agronomy discussions.
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.
The 2025 GreenTech Americas programme in Querétaro connected hydroponic cultivation, labour efficiency, irrigation and climate adaptation, bringing protected-crop technology discussions into a Latin American production context.
Brazil’s Agrishow highlighted automation across several operating steps in 2025, from replenishing a field robot to electric ground spraying and programmed drone missions in agricultural applications.
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.
GreenTech’s 2026 Robot Challenge recognised the 4X Delta Cobot for plant transplanting, highlighting how industrial robotic handling is being adapted to repetitive work in commercial horticulture.
The University of the Free State’s new greenhouse combines applied crop trials with training in data-led management under semi-arid conditions.
AgriSMART Lestari combines remote monitoring and automated irrigation with a pilot using kenaf biomass as a mushroom-growing substrate.
Aga Khan University and Simon Fraser University are examining how LiteWeed can fit East African farming conditions and community priorities.
Arkansas graduates won two competitions in Indianapolis, including a strawberry processing prototype combining vision, motion control and safety systems.
The June 2027 organizer programme connects research visits, machinery companies and field demonstrations across Osnabrück, Potsdam and Odense.
