This week, we’re heading to the Innovation Hub at the 2023 Nebraska Ag Expo, where over 50 ag tech companies gathered to showcase some of the best cutting-edge technology in the industry. We caught up with Susterre CEO Michael Cully, who gives us a rundown on the company’s use of ultra-high pressure water jets to cut through residue in no-till farming.

Trimble and Sabanto have announced the integration of Trimble BX992 Dual Antenna GNSS receivers with Trimble CenterPoint^Ⓡ RTX into Sabanto’s autonomy solutions.

Recent generations of ag technology have seen new features undercut by rising reliability problems, says Clay Mitchell, co-founder and managing director of Silicon Valley-based Fall Line Capital, a farmland and venture investment firm. Mitchell says the shift to autonomy will accelerate reliability problems beyond anything we’ve seen before.

Agriculture’s increased productivity rates easily bump the “transformational” category over the past half century. A few tweaks from regulators, lawmakers and equipment makers can ensure that performance continues.

Sam Christianson, director of precision farming and machine control for Titan Machinery, Dave Krog, co-founder of Salin 247 and Jeff Wessels with Frenchman Valley co-op weigh in on the realities of autonomy and how its progression affects both farmers and dealers.

How Farmers are Teaching Old Tractors to Think for Themselves — that’s the title of a recent Wall Street Journal article covering how OEMs like AGCO, Deere and CNH are expanding their presence in the retrofit market to ease the transition to more automation.

For those who haven't been to Agritechnica, there are 27 halls. It's not for the faint of heart and you'd better have comfortable shoes on! My step count for the day: 31,913.