CROP.ZONE, manufacturer of the volt.fuel Electrical Weeding System that uses an electric current to kill weeds, has secured $11 million in funding for entering into serial production. 

Electric, driver-optional tractor maker Monarch Tractor learned its petition to update regulations for autonomous tractors has been denied.

The Institute of AI will focus on research and innovation, creating courses relating to hard AI, partnering with related industries, setting up student networking and providing career services.

Montana State University hosted a precision agriculture bootcamp for nearly 30 agriculture students. The week-long event consisted of classroom sessions, lectures, keynote speakers, field work and hands-on experiences, including flying drones.

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Defonet, a machine learning tool created by Ohio State University researchers, classifies defoliation in soybeans. The non-invasive surveying method and neural network could help assess the likelihood of a drop in production because of defoliation.

The partnership provides agronomists, crop consultants and growers with field-specific imagery they need to diagnose problems and more effectively plan for seeding, treatment, and harvest activities.

As field records are created automatically from the FieldView platform, Traction can assign exact costs to products and equipment from actual accounting entries.