Following the machines, people and ideas shaping agriculture. Selected developments, clear context and a link to the original source.
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Verdant Robotics announced the 2025 Sharpshooter in October 2024, combining crop recognition with steerable spray targeting for weed control, thinning and other applications in specialty-crop production systems.
A FAPESP report published in February 2025 describes machine-learning detection of plastic-covered agricultural land, creating evidence that could support collection and recycling plans for used farm plastics.
In July 2019, Cambridge reported field tests of a lettuce-harvesting prototype that identified suitable heads and controlled cutting and gripping, while openly acknowledging that human workers remained faster.
KALRO and CGIAR partners are combining historical trials and machine learning to develop maize nutrient recommendations adapted to local conditions.
