On the occasion of the German Engineer’s Day organised by the Association of German Engineers (VDI), Professor Dr-Ing habil. Klaus Hoehn has been honoured with the Grashof Commemorative Medal for his contribution to the development of future technologies. Professor Hoehn, the head of global technology development at Deere & Company,…
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After the successful innovation tour to New Zealand in 2018, BASF is offering growers using Adexar and Librax the chance to win one of 40 places on an innovation tour to Germany in November. The tour will focus on farm efficiencies, profitability and sustainability to better understand how on-farm decisions…
Several key crop nutrients have shown particularly high levels of deficiency this spring, say industry experts. Farmers are being urged to incorporate a strategy that evaluates and meets their crops’ needs in the future – whether by regularly applying a multiple micronutrient formulation or utilising tissue testing. “Deficiency levels from…
“This time, we’re planning to grow three different combinable crops across 35 hectares. We’re moving past the feasibility study which the hectare provided us with, to now a vision of the future of farming. The Hands Free Hectare (HFHa), a project run by Harper Adams University and Precision Decisions, a…
Kubota Corporation is establishing Innovation Centres in Japan and Europe as a step to creating new business ventures, products, and services in Kubota’s fields of business including agriculture and construction. Working together with external partners, Kubota says the Innovation Centres will advance open innovation for proactive engagement with ICT, AI,…
The cutting platform and field research technology specialist Zürn Harvesting has acquired a majority stake in the hoeing technology manufacturer Garford Farm Machinery Ltd. The German family-owned company aims to expand its product range to include the growth market of mechanical weed control and future-oriented camera-assisted machine guidance with individual…
Each year, one third of all food is lost during production due to non-optimal field conditions. Precision farming technology strives to improve crop yield and quality, but its effectiveness is only possible when combined with quality hardware. Chris Johnson, managing director of ceramic bearing supplier SMB Bearings, explains why bearing…
Kubota Corporation is establishing Innovation Centres in Japan and Europe as a step to creating new business ventures, products, and services in Kubota’s fields of business including agriculture and construction. Working together with external partners, Kubota says the Innovation Centres will advance open innovation for proactive engagement with ICT, AI,…
Mazzotti self-propelled sprayers will be making their UK show debut under the John Deere banner at Cereals 2019 in Boothby Graffoe, Lincolnshire in June. Visitors to the John Deere stand (631) will see a 175hp MAF 3580 3750-litre capacity model with 24m boom on static display alongside a 300hp MAF…
A recent study published estimates the agricultural sprayer sales to surpass 3 million units by 2020. The study finds that technological transformations and digitization of the agriculture industry, along with demand for new tools and production methods, will remain key to growth of the agricultural sprayers industry. According to the…