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[Podcast] Autonomy Takes the Wheel: Farmer Plants Entire Crop with Driverless Tractor

On this episode of the Precision Farming Dealer podcast, brought to you by Ag Express, Quint Pottinger explains how he was able to plant his entire corn crop this spring with a driverless tractor.
By Noah Newman posted on June 11, 2026 | Posted in AI in Agriculture, Autonomy & Robotics
On this episode of the Precision Farming Dealer podcast, brought to you by Ag Express, Quint Pottinger explains how he was able to plant his entire corn crop this spring with a driverless tractor.
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Ag Autonomy’s ‘State of the State’

By Chris Hunsaker posted on June 5, 2026 | Posted in Autonomy & Robotics
"The old paradigm of software in ag equipment was that software was used to enable your machine. That paradigm is dead. The new paradigm is that your machine is the hardware that enables the intelligence of software," says Chris Hunsaker, who breaks down the forces, paths, challenges and opportunities surrounding autonomy in ag. 
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Autonomous Farm Equipment: U.S. Farm Adoption & Outlook

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This custom research report offers a summary of autonomy’s technological progression and indicates that the intersection of remote sensing, internet connectivity and rapid technology advances have ushered in a new tipping point for fully-automated farm operations.

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Iowa State University UAV Field Day

8/27/15 8:30 am CDT
Iowa State University Agricultural Engineering and Agronomy Research Farms
Contact: Ryan Bergman
The agricultural use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, or UAVs, will be the subject of an Aug. 27 field day at the Iowa State University Agricultural Engineering and Agronomy Research Farms. Read More
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Leaders from AgRevolution, Agriteer, Young’s Equipment, LoneStar Ag, KanEquip and more gathered in Rosemont, Ill., for the inaugural ViNE Event, hosted by the Vi by visorPRO team. Rob Saik, founder and CEO of Vi by visorPRO, says the idea for the event came about during a discussion with Brion Torgerson from Torgerson’s Equipment in Great Falls, Mont.

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