Alongside its product and technical launches, HORSCH used the recent Agritechnica show to unveil its new “Farming Heroes powered by HORSCH” campaign and its updated tablet and smartphone app. “The Farming Heroes stands for every single farmer and farm manager all over the world who professionally direct their farms to…
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Rural businesses are embracing the digital economy but face barriers to digital adoption due to a lack of skills and access to training in rural areas, according to new findings from Rural England and Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) commissioned by Amazon. A consultation of over 800 rural businesses by Rural…
John Deere’s stand (G19) at LAMMA ’18 will feature the company’s latest 8000 Series self-propelled forage harvester, equipped with a new generation HarvestLab sensing system. Other new products on show for the first time at LAMMA will include the S700 Series automated combine and V400 Series variable-chamber round baler, alongside…
The ability to operate a ZA-V, or ZA-TS, fertiliser spreader mounted up front is a very interesting option, particularly for those users who are looking to spread two different types of fertiliser in one pass. This option offers the opportunity to set up each spreader optimally to the properties of…
For 2018, LEXION 700 HYBRID and 600 straw-walker combines will be available with a new 12-inch touch screen version of the CEBIS MOBILE terminal, that can be used to control the unique CEMOS AUTOMATIC, CEMOS DAILOG and CRUISE PILOT automatic combine operating functions. Available as an option on all LEXION…
Called Tellus PRO, the unit retains its 12.1in touchscreen format, but now includes a higher definition display along with much more internal computing power. With advanced hardware and software features, Tellus PRO benefits from quad-core processing power, boosting its capacity and its capability, allowing the terminal to handle much more…
Valtra’s Connect telemetry tractor monitoring service will be made available to customers in 2018 and offers benefits for both the use and maintenance of Valtra tractors. For the first time, comprehensive tractor data can be transmitted simply and inexpensively for use by the customer and even service technicians if the…
Trimble has launched its Trimble® GFX-750™ display system for agriculture applications. The display system comes with the simple-to-install, roof-mounted NAV-900 guidance controller featuring Trimble’s most advanced multi-constellation GNSS receiver. The satellite coverage provides farmers with a more robust signal availability which means more active working time—especially in hilly terrain. The…
Small Robot Company, a British agritech start-up, has been launched to harness the power and precision of robots and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve the way that food is produced and minimise chemical usage. The company says it will make farms more profitable, and increase yield and efficiency, through using…
Precise magazine out early December, reports on the recent Drone Conference held at Harper Adams University, Shropshire. The article gets to grips with the best way to get started, looks at practical ways drones can help deliver bottom line improvements and the agronomist’s role in manging data. The potential for…