Precision Farming Dealer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week:

• Quantifying Potential Payoffs of Precision Agriculture
• Robot of the Week: Verdant Robotics Organic Weeding Machine
• Farmers Use Drones to Gather Transpiration Data, Boost Yields
• New Deere Strip-Till Equipment Incorporates Precision Tech
• First Look: Amos Power’s Autonomous Tractor

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Quantifying Potential Payoffs of Precision Agriculture

This in-depth article from Purdue University discusses the benefits of precision ag from the producer, value chain and environmental perspectives. One of the key takeaways: “Adoption rates have been very rapid during the past 10 years. Given the potential benefits and increased venture capital devoted to developing these technologies, adoption rates are likely to accelerate.”

Robot of the Week: Verdant Robotics Organic Weeding Machine

Freethink goes inside Verdant headquarters with co-founders Curtis Garner and Gabe Sibley, for a look at how the company’s “intelligent sharp-shooter” treats half-a-million plants per hour with 95% less chemicals.

Farmers Use Drones to Gather Transpiration Data, Boost Yields

Drones are “measuring sweat from the sky” for growers in Australia. This article covers a trial of drone technology in Bundaberg, Queensland, which is using thermal imagery to calculate how much water trees are losing through transpiration. “We can identify where the problems are in the orchards with water issues & blockages, just by using the drones,” says drone pilot Jamin Fleming.

New Deere Strip-Till Equipment Incorporates Precision Tech

John Deere unveils its new strip-till unit, available for order in February 2023. Deere Tillage Product Manager Steve Sporrer showcases one of the new models and explains how it utilizes the company’s precision technology package.

First Look: Amos Power’s Autonomous Tractor

Amos Power (Cedar Falls, Iowa) founder & CEO Tom Boe gives us the scoop on the company’s fully autonomous electric row crop tractor. The machine has an estimated runtime of 4-8 hours, charge time of 2 hours, and runs up to 8.5 mph.

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