Following the machines, people and ideas shaping agriculture. Selected developments, clear context and a link to the original source.
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CHCNAV’s February 2025 product announcement described an automated steering package combining satellite positioning, multiple guidance patterns and implement connectivity for tractors, sprayers and other farm machinery.
Mahindra’s October 2021 app release brought multilingual crop guidance and farm records together with a separate image-based pest and disease tool, illustrating a service-led approach to digital farming.
A University of Essex prototype was trialled with Wilkin & Sons in 2024, exploring affordable robotic strawberry handling and a workflow that continues beyond detaching fruit from the plant.
A March 2018 University of Illinois report documented early field testing of TerraSentia, a small autonomous platform designed to gather plant traits between rows and support breeding research.
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.
Penn describes inexpensive soil and leaf sensors, field communications and a startup working to reveal crop stress before visible damage becomes widespread.
An Earth-observation demonstrator for RICOWAS is being designed around geolocated farm records and the realities of a West African adaptation programme.
Philippine field research links aerial measurements with plant physiology across 318 rice accessions, offering a faster way to compare breeding material.
A five-day Côte d’Ivoire workshop linked flight operations, image analysis and shared breeding services for participants from seven West and Central African countries.
IRRI and Vietnamese partners report cooperative-led adoption of equipment that places seed and fertilizer at different depths to reduce input waste.
CIMMYT and Grupo Trimex report early results from Mexican wheat fields combining tailored fertilization, conservation practices and improved irrigation management.
