Product Innovations

[Video] New Holland’s ForageCam Uses AI-Powered Vision to Analyze Chopped Corn Flow

nnewman@lessitermedia.com — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0400

At the 2026 Farm Progress Show, New Holland debuted ForageCam, which allows producers and operators to view real-time kernel processing scores and make adjustments to meet desired forage quality.

[Video] Sentera Showcases New Drone Tech at John Deere Farm Progress Show Tent

nnewman@lessitermedia.com — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0400

Sentera showcased its drone scouting technology package with John Deere at the 2026 Farm Progress Show for the first time since it was acquired by Deere in May 2025.

PTx ArrowTube Engineer Discusses Seed-Orienting Delivery System

jdobberstein@lesspub.com — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0400

One of the things you often hear from farmers, including corn yield world record holder David Hula many years ago, is we have all these innovations with planters, but why can't we put the corn kernel in the furrow right side up instead of upside down?

[Technology Corner] Over 260 Dealers Invest in New Precision Spraying Technology

nnewman@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0400

We got an up-close look at AgZen’s RealCoverage precision spraying technology at the Farm Progress Show last week in Boone, Iowa.

[Video] New Holland RS1 Guidance Kit Provides Retrofit Option for 35-Year-Old Tractors

nnewman@lessitermedia.com — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0400

Brad Littlefield, precision product marketing, New Holland, checks in from the 2026 Farm Progress Show with a look at a 1993 tractor that’s been retrofitted with New Holland’s Intelliview IV Plus RS1 Guidance Kit.

[Video] Carbon Robotics Launches Autonomous Implement Technology

nnewman@lessitermedia.com — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0400

Brett Goodwin from Carbon Robotics explains how the new Carbon Autonomy Ready program enables implement manufacturers to make their equipment optimized for autonomous tractor operation.

5 Big Precision Technology Takeaways from 2026 Farm Progress Show

nnewman@lessitermedia.com — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400

I just got back from the 2026 Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, where precision technology was hotter than the 100-degree heat indexes during the 3-day event.

[Video] Ag Leader Announces New API Interface with RightSpot

dfoster@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0400

Ag Leader introduces new API interface integrating their RightSpot camera system with nozzle control.

And We're off ... to the Farm Progress Show!

nnewman@lessitermedia.com — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400

We have a long list of new products, research and companies we’re planning to get the scoop on. We’ll do our best to report on everything, but if you can’t make it, is there anything you’d like us to cover?

John Deere Introduces Hands-Free Baling Solution to Improve Productivity, Reduce Workload

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400

“The hands-free baling technology combines John Deere’s legacy guidance feature, AutoTrac, with our innovative Weave Automation round baler feature, creating a solution that was built shoulder-to-shoulder with our customers," says Kaylene Ballesteros, marketing manager for hay and forage equipment at John Deere.

TerraBlaster Raises $12.5 Million to Increase Farm Yields Through Optimized Soil Nutrients

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400

TerraBlaster's Blaster 1000 is a towed unit that opens a shallow trench and measures soil fertility as it moves, roughly twenty times per second, producing nutrient concentration maps at a resolution of 0.15 acres.

AquaSpy Rebrands as UnderGround Weather, Introduces AI Soil Intelligence Reporting Engine

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Built on nearly two decades of underground sensing, UnderGround Weather replaces point-in-time soil sampling with a continuous, multi-depth view of the root zone — tracking nitrate and the other conditions that drive nutrient availability as they shift through the season.

[Technology Corner] Precision Technology Showcased at Bayer Crop Science Research Farm

nnewman@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0400

Sand County Foundation, a national nonprofit conservation organization, is leveraging some cutting-edge precision technology to measure the true impacts of soil health management practices.

Discovering America’s Entrepreneurial Spirit in Rural Illinois

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

"I recently took a business trip through Illinois and discovered some things about the ag industry and our nation's history along the way."

[Technology Corner] Using Sensors to Measure Impact of ‘Soil Health Management’ Systems

nnewman@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0400

Sand County Foundation, a national nonprofit conservation organization, is leveraging some cutting-edge precision technology to measure the true impacts of soil health management practices.

Sabanto and Leaps by Bayer Announce Oversubscribed Series B Financing

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 07:00:00 -0400

Sabanto, a leader in autonomous retrofit technology for agriculture, today announced an oversubscribed Series B funding led by Leaps by Bayer with participation by Sustainable Forward Capital, InnoVenture Iowa, Fulcrum Global Capital, DCVC, and Yara.

[Technology Corner] Farmers Gain Trust in Autonomy with PTx OutRun Retrofit Kit

nnewman@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0400

Here in the Technology Corner today, we’re talking about the PTx OutRun autonomous platform — a retrofit kit that enables autonomous grain cart, and now more recently, tillage operations. Mike Schlitt, PTx strategic marketing manager, shares a few stories from the field about how OutRun is winning farmers over in the race to autonomy.

Ag Autonomy’s ‘State of the State’

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Four distinct paths to autonomy are emerging, each one with different winners, timing & challenges

Strip-Tillage Product Roundup 2026

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:25:13 -0400

Check out the latest strip-tillage innovations from some of the industry's leading suppliers.

360 Yield Center Splits Into Two Brands: 360 RAIN for Adaptive Application, 360 YIELD for Retrofit Equipment

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:00:00 -0400

After more than a decade of agricultural innovation, 360 Yield Center announced today a strategic brand restructuring that establishes two distinct divisional brands: 360 RAIN, focused on adaptive application, and 360 YIELD, focused on retrofit equipment upgrades.

Combine Headers Product Roundup 2026

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Check out the latest combine header innovations from some of the industry's leading suppliers.

Vi by visorPRO Unveils Vi 3.0: Next-Generation AI Powering Dealership Efficiency & Profitability

Tue, 26 May 2026 15:00:00 -0400

Vi by visorPRO, the AI-powered aftermarket platform built for equipment dealerships, today announced the launch of Vi 3.0: the largest capability upgrade since the platform’s launch in 2023.

Ag Leader Introduces Z-Row Integrated Row Guidance for Combines

Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400

By eliminating the need for additional displays, controllers, or complex setup, the system helps operators stay focused during a demanding time of the year.

Service/Shop Equipment Product Roundup 2026

Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Check out the latest innovations from some of the industry's leading suppliers.

ePropelled Launches Integrated Propulsion & Power System for Ag UAVs

Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400

While initially developed for agricultural UAV applications, the same propulsion and power architecture can also be applied to a wider class of uncrewed systems, including ground based robotic platforms used in precision agriculture and autonomous field operations.

[Video] PTx SmokeRow Eliminates Weed Escape at Field Edge

nnewman@lessitermedia.com — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0400

David Barton from PTx explains how SmokeRow allows farmers to control end-of-boom nozzles that spray a secondary tank chemistry beyond the boom, eliminating weed escape at the field edge while saving them time and money.

[Video] PTx SymphonyVision Duo Gives Farmers 2 Options for Spraying

nnewman@lessitermedia.com — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0400

Bethany Shoup from PTx explains how SymphonyVision Duo allows farmers to blanket apply and spot spray at the same time.

[Video] A Conversation About PTx’s OutRun Autonomy System

nnewman@lessitermedia.com — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0400

Mike Schlitt from PTx details the company’s OutRun retrofit autonomy kit and the impact it’s having in the field.

[Video] PTx ArrowTube Delivery System Aims to Optimize Seed Placement

nnewman@lessitermedia.com — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0400

Caleb Stuber gives us a first look at the new ArrowTube seed-orienting delivery system at the 2026 National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Ky.

[Video] Radicle Agronomics GeoPress Automates Soil Sample Collection Process

nnewman@lessitermedia.com — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0400

Eli Sloneker from PTx/Radicle Agronomics shows us how the Radicle Agronomics GeoPress system works — from the collection of soil samples to the loading, filling and labeling process.