Kubota Corporation and Microsoft have announced their alliance to migrate Kubota’s IT infrastructure and critical SAP systems onto Microsoft Azure’s cloud platform. “This alliance with Microsoft is an important step for the digital transformation. We accelerate to create innovations and provide the solutions and the social value” – Comment by…
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KUHN is including its optional WiFi module free of charge on all new Axis fertiliser spreaders purchased up to 30 April 2020. Applying to all Axis models with Quantron A electronics or ISOBUS control, the WiFi module enables the transfer of spreading charts directly from KUHN’s Spreadset App to the…
John Deere has launched its new award-winning AutoTrac Vision system for selected tractor and self-propelled sprayer models. This uses a high resolution front-mounted camera to automatically guide machinery down established crop rows, and effectively provides guidance without the need for guidance lines. “AutoTrac Vision allows users to bring more technology…
The potential of virtual fencing, pitched as the next big technology for livestock and hill farmers in Scotland, is being explored in a practical situation ‘on the ground’ by a farmer-led group set up by SAC Consulting, part of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) with the support of Rural Innovation Support…
Aerospace giant Airbus are marketing Verde, an AI-powered crop analytics service, on the Agri-food Data Marketplace recently launched by Agrimetrics, the UK Agri-Tech Centre for Innovation in Data Science. “Our goal is to provide easy access to cutting-edge data for every field in the UK,” says Dr David Flanders, CEO…
A pioneering UK network of Digital Technology Farms has been established this season to prove the value of current digital agronomy and data-based information systems, demonstrate their most profitable use, and provide the broadest base for future improvements. The farmer-led initiative involves nine Agrii growers and their agronomists across the…
Väderstad has strengthening its Board of Directors with the appointment of Danish-British agricultural specialist Poul Hovesen. Mr Hoverson has been active in UK agriculture since 1987, where he currently manages the three major farming companies Salle Farms Company, Holkham Farming Company and Raynham Farm Co Ltd. He has also held…
Agri-EPI Centre and Overbury Enterprises are working with a young entrepreneur and South Wales farmer’s son who has invented an innovative yet simple dial-reading tool which has the potential to save farmers significant time and money. Tom McNamara’s device, called a ‘freeup’, can be mounted onto any kind of equipment…
Today’s farmers and contractors have to manage a large amount of data. With the cloud-based John Deere Operations Centre, not only can documentation and John Deere machine data be exchanged, but also data from external applications such as field maps and weather stations or from competitive equipment. Additional functions can…
Amazone has added a new FT 1502 front spray tank to the UF2002 mounted sprayer to increase the capacity to 3,500 litres. This increased tank capacity makes it an interesting alternative to a self-propelled sprayer. The optional FlowControl+ and its compact design make the front tank the ideal extension for a…