Following the machines, people and ideas shaping agriculture. Selected developments, clear context and a link to the original source.
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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.
The AGRO research project described an autonomous ground rover for field data collection, combining machine learning, mapping and obstacle avoidance with an application in estimating pistachio yields from collected observations.
University of Queensland researchers reported a mobile root-sensing system in July 2025, combining an autonomous robot with electromagnetic measurements to investigate rooting traits, water access and crop performance.
Yanmar’s February 2024 tractor update added improved controls and field-data sharing, with separate robot and auto tractor models addressing different levels of operator involvement in Japanese rice production.
AgEagle introduced the RedEdge-P in October 2021, combining multispectral sensing with a higher-resolution panchromatic imager to support more detailed drone-based analysis of crops, plants and trees.
Dragonfly Aerospace announced the launch of EOS SAT-1 in January 2023, delivering the first spacecraft in EOS Data Analytics’ planned agricultural imaging constellation and beginning calibration after separation.
NASA reported the launch of OpenET’s FARMS interface in March 2025, bringing field comparisons, custom boundaries and repeatable evapotranspiration reports into a mobile-friendly tool for western U.S. agriculture.
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.
Asia Pacific University reports that its November 2025 smart-agriculture workshop brought European and Asian partners together for technical sessions, demonstrations and a visit to a Malaysian university farm.
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.
Expo AgriTech’s official site now lists 4–5 November 2026 in Málaga, with its exhibition and Agriculture 4.0 congress addressing precision farming, automation, AI and data-driven operations.
The next International Conference on Agro-Geoinformatics is scheduled for 28 June–1 July 2027 in Istanbul, covering agricultural data, remote sensing, digital twins, AI and decision-support systems.
