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:

What History Tells us about Technology Development

Check out this 1970 ad from John Deere for robot tractors, shared by Neil Dahlstrom on LinkedIn. “Once again, history shows us that technology is often evolutionary,” Dahlstrom says. “In John Deere’s case, the path to autonomy and electrification clearly has lineage back to 1970…”

Electric Tractor Delivers Big ROI for Dairy Farmer

Kyle VanTilburg, co-owner MVP Dairy in Mercer County, Ohio, says he’s saving $9,500 on fuel with the all-electric Monarch MK-V. VanTilburg dives into the technology and explains how it’s paying off for his operation in this video from Monarch.

SDSU Student Develops Ag Robot for Harvesting & Spraying

Here’s a fun feature from South Dakota State on James Kemeshi, a doctoral student who designed an ag robot that can be used in harvesting, spraying and phenotyping. Kemeshi, who’s testing the robot at the Raven Precision Agriculture Center, built a prototype for under $2,500 in production costs, significantly less than average base price of a commercial ag robot.

Record-Setting Company Looking to Stand Out in Ag Drone Market

Logan Jones, chief business officer of Santa Clara, Calif.-based drone company SiFly, talks all things drones with Ag Funder News’ Elaine Watson. Jones explains why his company’s drones “fly faster, further and for longer” than anything else on the market. “We’ve stayed in stealth mode for so long because we’re very aware that the perception of this industry is that it’s commoditized. We wanted to demonstrate that we’re different, and one example of this is the Uncrewed Triple Challenge in Michigan, where we ended up setting a world record,” he says.

Come for the Equipment, Stay for the Grilled Cheese & Milkshakes

It’s hard to say what the bigger draw for the Farm Equipment staff is to World Dairy Expo each year … all the great equipment on display or the required grilled cheese and milkshake lunch? Happy June Dairy Month from all of us here in America’s Dairyland.

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