N.Ireland
New Holland brings vision-based guidance to tractors
Tractor Guidance systems has, up until now, been mainly based on satellite networks such as GPS or Galileo, however, New...
GPS
Rural Life
2 men remanded in custody over suspected theft of multiple GPS units
Two men have been remanded in custody to appear at Preston Crown Court next month over the suspected thefts of...
Rural Life
Wiltshire rural crime team reports rise in GPS thefts
Wiltshire Police’s rural crime team has reported a recent increase in thefts of GPS systems from farm machinery. The Wiltshire...
Machinery
GNSS could bring more accuracy to machinery implements
Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS, often referred to as GPS) are usually considered the preserve of experts equipped with a...
Agri-Business
AGCO spends $2 billion on Trimble acquisition
There are two routes to acquiring technology, develop it in house or, as AGCO has chosen to do, buy it...
N.Ireland
UFU warns about GPS theft after four farm robberies
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is urging farmers to be “extra vigilant” of rural theft after reports of GPS equipment...
Agri-Business
Mobile apps accelerate adoption of digital tech in machinery
As tractors are equipped with an ever greater amount of digital tech the general consensus of opinion emerging is that...
Agri-Business
First report: Farmdroid robot at work in Kilkenny
Robotics in industry and agriculture has been talked about for decades but their actual appearance outside of doing repetitive tasks...
Agri-Business
Machinery Focus: Precision farming with Paud Flynn & Sons
The past few years have seen manufacturing companies jump aboard the digital or precision farming train with promises of how...
Rural Life
Cost of GPS theft doubled in first 4 months of the year - NFU Mutual
New figures from the rural insurance branch of the National Farmers Union (NFU Mutual) show that the cost of GPS...
Agri-Business
Cost of GPS theft up 30% on last year - NFU Mutual
The cost of GPS theft has gone up 30% in the first quarter of 2023, compared to the same period...
Agri-Business
HarvestLab and Starfire head John Deere’s digital charge
As recently reported on Agriland, John Deere is going full steam ahead in not only putting digital technology to work...
Agri-Business
Kubota tractors now available with Topcon auto-steer
Kubota (UK) Ltd. has introduced a new range of auto-steer options for its M-series tractors following an agreement to partner...
Agri-Business
Soil tech and cheaper GPS from CNH and JD
The tsunami of digital technology which is engulfing much of agriculture is here to stay, yet many are overwhelmed by...
Agri-Business
Amazone wins with tech for fertiliser spreaders
Amazone has come out tops in the software category of the SIMA Farm Machine 2023 awards held in Paris last...
Machinery
John Deere unlocks digital systems for use by other manufacturers
John Deere has long been a keen advocator of digital technology, albeit in the form of mass capture of data,...
Agri-Business
Identifying precision farming opportunities with Trimble
There has been a great deal of talk about precision farming over the past few years, yet the adoption of...
Agri-Business
JCB launches new iCON control and interface system
Always keen to keep up, JCB has just launched what it describes as its "all-new electronics infrastructure" which offers a...
