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:

Purdue Researchers Put Planter Technology to the Test

Purdue researchers put planter technology to the test by comparing a modern planter with a 30-year-old planter. Jonah Armstrong shares some key results in this AgBrief, including why yield isn’t the only way to evaluate a planter upgrade. 

Three Reasons Cutting-Edge Ag Technologies Fail

Michael Frank, director of On-Farm Innovation at the NSF AgTech Engine, says the industry needs to go beyond looking at adoption and instead focus on a technology’s ability to bring actual value to the farm. Frank shared 3 reasons why many new technologies fail, during a presentation at the Big Iron Farm and Construction Show last month in Fargo, N.D: technology isn’t specific about what it delivers, farmers not understanding its fit and it’s not fully vetted. Read more about each reason in this AgWeek recap. 

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Kubota & Agtonomy Bring Practical Automation to the Field

Stephanie Pharris from Bingham Equipment (2027 Precision Farming Dealer Summit speaker!) shares her perspective on the potential of autonomy for high-value, specialty crops. “Stand-alone, experimental robots aren’t the answer,” she says. “The future is practical autonomy: fitting trusted, field-tested tractors with cutting-edge Physical AI.” 

Deere Precision Team Breaks Down New Forage Harvester Technology

The Riesterer & Schnell precision team check in from Northeast Wisconsin with a look at new forage technology, including Ground Speed Automation, Active Fill, ProTouch Harvest, Machine Sync and more. 

A Robot Working Inside One of the Most Dangerous Places on the Farm

Check out this video — shared by CTO Robotics Media on LinkedIn — of the Grain Weevil in action inside a grain bin. The Grain Weevil is designed to keep boots out of silos. “Cleaning out grain bins and leveling grain is by far the most dangerous thing we do, so to be able to stay physically out of the grain as much as we can, that’s a huge improvement in safety,” says Zach Hunnicutt, a Nebraska farmer who uses the robot. 

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