XAG: US$182m for Chinese drone maker and their ‘unmanned farm’ aspirations
Chinese agricultural drone company Guangzhou Jifei Technology Co., Ltd (known as ‘XAG’) has announced the…
Browsing: Weed Control
The AGRAS T20 – a new intelligent precision spraying drone from DJI
With a market share of between 70% and 80% in the worldwide commercial drone sector, DJI…
Agrointelli boosts funds to commercialise its Robotti autonomous implement carrier
Danish agricultural robotics company Agro Intelligence (Agrointelli) has raised €14.5 million (US$17 million) in an…
New black-grass weed prediction tool – Farmplan teams with IBM
British farmers will soon have a new AI-enabled tool to help counter the threat posed…
The mechanical weeders and robots reducing chemical dependence
Weeds are one of the major challenges to successful crop production – studies by leading…
Crop spraying: on the pulse for chemical accuracy
Rising input costs and ongoing legislation restricting the availability of chemicals on environmental grounds have brought…
$7 million in funding for crop chemical reducing AI firm – Greeneye
Israeli start-up Greeneye Technology has announced the completion of a $7 million seed funding round…
Kubota’s modern driverless electric tractor
Back in 1970 Japanese agricultural manufacturer Kubota Corporation introduced the world to its first advanced…
US govt grounds Chinese drones. DJI remains flying agtech success
China-based company SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. (DJI), is the world-leading manufacturer of unmanned vehicles…
Small Robot Company roll-out Tom the weed-mapping robot
If farmers ever wished for a ‘per plant’ view of their crops then UK based…