Following the machines, people and ideas shaping agriculture. Selected developments, clear context and a link to the original source.
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The sixth NJF–EurAgEng–Agromek Joint Seminar will bring agricultural engineering researchers and industry together in Herning, Denmark, on 24–25 November 2026, alongside the Agromek exhibition.
ATB presented a working SunBot prototype for autonomous mowing in berry plantations, combining electric implements, satellite navigation and obstacle sensing while identifying robustness as a remaining development challenge.
ATB agromechatronics researcher Cornelia Weltzien received the VDI Max-Eyth commemorative medal, recognising her contribution to agricultural digitalisation and training the next generation of agricultural engineers and researchers.
Eight partners from Germany, France and the Netherlands signed a cooperation agreement to advance agricultural robotics, linking research and industry around autonomous cultivation, harvesting and machinery safety.
ATB and GFZ reported the installation of an AgroHyd-X rainfall radar in Brandenburg, combining local precipitation monitoring with farm measurements to develop more useful information for agricultural water management.
Meraque’s 2022 RACE announcement extended its plantation automation work from drones to ground vehicles, with spraying prototypes and a staged plan for larger payloads and coordinated fleets.
DJI’s November 2022 Mavic 3 Multispectral launch combined a conventional camera, four spectral bands and RTK positioning in a compact aircraft intended for crop scouting and precision-agriculture surveys.
Daedong’s October 2023 DH6135-A launch linked automated combine operation with yield measurements that could be reviewed through its connected-farming application, bringing navigation and agronomic records onto one machine.
Kubota’s August 2020 announcement introduced a 35-hectare demonstration site in Chonburi, combining machinery trials, cultivation methods and training around the practical conditions of Southeast Asian agriculture.
In May 2024, BASF reported the launch of Stara’s Imperador 4000 Eco Spray with ONE SMART SPRAY technology, combining onboard weed detection, selective application and digital agronomic records for Latin American farming.
Ce Yang’s University of Minnesota laboratory presented a small quadruped prototype in October 2024, exploring how legged mobility could support wheat disease phenotyping where other observation platforms struggle.
The European project examined adoption barriers and existing tools across diverse farms, arguing that digital innovation should support ecological management and farmer control rather than add complexity by default.
