John Deere’s new JD AI assistant lets farmers turn field, machine and operational data into practical insights by simply asking a question inside Operations Center.
Precision Agriculture
CNH “Farmer Pulse” Report finds Precision Technology is Becoming Essential to North American Farmers
A new CNH Farmer Pulse report finds precision technology is now essential to North American farmers, with 89% using auto-guidance and 54% planning to invest more.
Sabanto and Leaps by Bayer Announce Oversubscribed Series B Financing to Scale Autonomous Technology for Row Crop Farming
Sabanto autonomous farming technology gains an oversubscribed Series B led by Leaps by Bayer, targeting hundreds of new farms and lower-cost retrofit autonomy for row crop growers.
McCain Foods Grower Pilot Program Boosts Field Visibility
McCain Foods launched a grower pilot program supported by Ceres AI to give growers and teams shared, real-time field visibility across its North American potato supply.
Precision Planting Announces Summer Soil Fertility, Agronomy Sessions
Precision Planting invites farmers to free summer agronomy sessions, including the Radicle Summit and PTI Agronomy Days, showcasing soil fertility research and testing technology.
Reservoir Farms Expands to Yuma, Arizona, for Year-Round AgTech Testing in Desert Specialty Crops
Reservoir Farms is expanding beyond California with a new AgTech testing pilot in Yuma, Arizona, opening Oct. 1, 2026. In partnership with the University of Arizona’s YCEDA, Western Growers and John Deere, the site offers 500 acres for startups to run year-round trials in desert specialty crops.
New ARA595 Sprayer Brings AI-Powered Precision to Irrigated Crops in the Western US
Swiss ag-tech firm Ecorobotix launches the ARA595 Ultra-High Precision Sprayer in the US, using Plant-by-Plant AI to cut input costs up to 95% on irrigated crops in California and Arizona.
Sabanto Inc. and Verdant Robotics Announce Technical Integration of Technologies
Sabanto and Verdant Robotics have integrated autonomous tractor operation with SharpShooter precision application, enabling fully driverless field work from navigation to plant-level input delivery.
AEF Introduces TRACK, Extending Automation Beyond Steering
The AEF has unveiled TRACK Generation 1, a new ISOBUS functionality that lets task controllers and implements share digital track data for smarter, automated tramline management across farm equipment.
AGMRI AI Agent Now in Use for Field-Level Agronomic Decisions
Intelinair launches the AGMRI AI Agent, giving advisors and growers instant, field-level answers grounded in their own imagery, soil, weather, input, and yield data for the 2026 crop season.