As Mark Vanderloop steps out of a Fendt 700 series tractor equipped with a Sabanto Steward autonomy kit, his customer, Jason, who runs a custom farming business, shares some thoughts about the technology.

Agritechnica drew a record crowd of 470,000 visitors from 140 countries to Hanover, Germany. The week-long show featured 2,812 exhibitors from 52 countries in 24 halls. The international show, which is usually held every 2 years, made its first return in 4 years after being canceled due to COVID-19.

We were on the ground at this year's Nebraska Ag Expo in Lincoln, Neb. These are our top takeaways from the show’s Innovation Hub.

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.