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Cornell is testing genetically engineered tomato sentinel plants whose colour changes under nitrogen deprivation, examining whether a living sensor can provide useful nutrient information under variable field conditions for growers.
Southern Illinois University brought drone mapping and agricultural AI demonstrations to its July field day, showing growers how aerial observations can support scouting and discussion of site-specific crop management practices.
Öko-Feldtage will move to Bauckhof Amelinghausen on 16–17 June 2027, linking organic crop and livestock systems in a northern German field-event setting relevant to machinery and precision-farming visitors.
University of Sydney teams brought Digital Farmhand and SwagBot to the September 2023 Narrabri Field Day, giving students and industry visitors a close look at agricultural robot capabilities.
Pixelfarming Robotics demonstrated Robot One to international growers at Rijk Zwaan’s winter field days in Murcia, showing plant detection and a laser sweep mode intended to treat a larger target area.
Washington State University outlined a FIRA USA programme spanning robotic pruning, autonomous spraying and smart irrigation, connecting its tree-fruit researchers with growers and technology developers in Yakima.
Fraunhofer institutes announced a Smart Farming Field Day in Tellow, Germany, bringing together autonomous vehicles, plant sensing and drone based analysis to demonstrate how research tools could support practical farm operations.
Three research projects brought farmers, advisers and researchers together at Leibniz InnoHof to examine digital nutrient management, soil sensor platforms and practical training tools through presentations and outdoor demonstrations.
ATB’s October 2026 SQAT demonstration brought satellite observations, autonomous soil sensing and field-side analysis into a shared workflow aimed at more detailed information for site-specific farm management.
The RIC consortium reports more than 170 participants at its first field day, connecting diversified cropping systems with robotics research.
