Raghu Nandivada was visiting family in rural south India in 2018 when, after a long day of work, his mother challenged him to invent a robot that removed weeds.
From breakthrough tech to dealer success stories, 2025 was a year of innovation and growth in precision farming—and we’ve rounded up the highlights that mattered most.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to make a big impact in the farming world just like it already has in several other industries. But AI won’t replace farmers — only make their lives easier, says Colin Hurd, CEO of Mach, a supplier of autonomous technology to OEMs.
While the GPU and RAM shortage will likely affect precision farming tools, there’s the possibility that autonomous and precision tools shift to AI instead of this hardware.
We caught up with Aaron Jacobs, product manager for Geringhoff, at AGRITECHNICA 2025 for a look at the company’s new XtremeFlex draper and Yield EyeQ technology, which won the 2025 Silver Innovation Award.
"Five years ago, we just said, 'Stick your own box in there and control your own equipment.' But I think now we've swung the other way and guys want less streams, and ISO actually seems to work great often," says Eric Reuterskiold, CEO, Johnson Tractor.
Noah Newman and Kim Schmidt break down everything dealers can expect to learn at the conference, Jan. 5-6 in St. Louis, and also share news about projected attendance, speakers, general sessions, classrooms and networking opportunities.
From technician to service manager to now chief technology officer, Layne Richins has pretty much seen it all in his 20-plus year career with Stotz Equipment. And now he’s at the forefront of implementing AI at the 24-store John Deere dealership.
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