Sabanto, a tech company that offers an autonomy conversion package for a range of conventional ag tractors, showed their system at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show in September. Here, Alex Valdez, […] Read more
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Tag Archives autonomous machinery
VIDEO: Conversion kit makes conventional tractors autonomous
VIDEO: Several ‘upsides’ to this autonomous farm robot
Jana Tian, CEO and cofounder of a Waterloo-based technology startup company called Upside Robotics, talks about “Beethoven”, the company’s fully autonomous robot at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show last month. It works on […] Read more
Autonomous robot prototype removes weeds from leafy crops
Canadian-built weeding robot prototype continues to develop in testing at Holland Marsh
The Canadian Nexus La Chèvre autonomous weed removal system is showing promise in leafy crops such as lettuce and spinach.
Can autonomous systems cut costs on the farm?
Agco claims its prototype Outrun system has shown ROI benefits
Glacier FarmMedia – Does autonomous equipment improve the farm’s overall profit picture? Agco says it has demonstrated exactly that during initial field trials of its Outrun retrofit autonomy kit, which […] Read more
Equipment manufacturers focus on technology
Major implement companies face high-tech future as they wrestle with automation, autonomy and precision agriculture
Glacier FarmMedia – Images of autonomous machines working on their own in fields can easily grab the attention of early-adopter producers, especially those facing a labour crunch. They also make […] Read more
VIDEO: John Deere tractors take autonomy to the field
Future of autonomy is now, says Deere
John Deere showcased an 8RX tractor with its autonomy kit at Agritechnica in Hannover, Germany in November. Glacier FarmMedia Senior Technology Editor John Greig talked to Christopher Bone, product manager […] Read more
Autonomous tractor retrofit arrives in Canada
A Kubota tractor outfitted with the Sabanto system is being demonstrated in Ontario
This tractor has a lot of firsts to it,” said Jordan Wallace, as he motioned to Deacon, the Sabanto Steward-equipped Kubota M5 111. In the sea of tractors and implements […] Read more
Ukrainians in Canadian agriculture: Yevgen Mykhaylichenko
This professor lends his technology integration skills to Olds College students
Yevgen Mykhaylichenko is trying to bring more autonomous systems to Canadian agriculture, and he’s using knowledge acquired abroad to do it. Splitting his time between academia and the Ukrainian front […] Read more
Autonomous farming showcase returns to show
Five autonomous systems can be seen at the Evolution of Farming demo
Farm robots return to Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show this year. When Haggerty AgRobotics Company Ltd. presented its autonomous solutions at the 2022 show, interest from industry, farmers and the media […] Read more
Case IH debuts a fully autonomous Trident spreader
The brand says it’s the first of many market-ready autonomous machines to come
Glacier FarmMedia – Six years ago, Case IH dazzled the crowd at the United States’ Farm Progress Show held in Boone, Iowa, with its concept fully autonomous, cab-less Magnum tractor. […] Read more
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