The new Perkins 2600 Series engine platform unveiled in mid-September at a product launch in London is a further refinement of highly efficient, emissions-compliant power plants designed by the global engine maker for heavy-duty, off-highway applications — specifically those found in agriculture.
As scientists search for cleaner methods of producing nitrogen (N) fertilizer, they increasingly look to replace the century-old method of treating natural gas with high-pressure steam to produce anhydrous ammonia — the backbone of most forms of agricultural N products.
Israeli startup has patented a significant advance in soil monitoring technology capable of providing continual measurements of soluble nitrates found in soil porewater
Getting rid of herbicides and marketing produce with that goal in mind is the two-pronged business model of GreenField Inc., a south-central Kansas startup that will be fielding 20 robotic mechanical weeders in broadacre row crops this year.
We had a good conversation recently with Paul Mikesell, CEO of Carbon Robotics, the Seattle-based tech firm which began selling its pull-behind LaserWeeder in 2021, about the economic and environmental benefits of the popular precision machine.
Susterre Technologies will be taking orders this year for a retrofit ultra-high-pressure water-jet system to allow no-till planting in nearly all conditions to help growers plant in a timely manner.
The term “artificial intelligence” has generated pages of dystopian copy surrounding the displacement of jobs and the dehumanization of the workplace, but on the ground, in farm fields, AI or “machine learning” is proving to be an efficient ally of growers combatting weeds and keeping expenses in check.
ClearFlame Engine Technologies announces developments that could soon put ethanol in the fuel tanks of farm tractors as well as many of the nation’s over-the-road trucks as it vies for clean fuel alternatives.
It’s rare news that can bring a smile to corn farmers, environmentalists, over-the-road truckers and anyone else who uses a diesel engine for a living, but ClearFlame Engine Technologies may have brought Christmas early this year to all those folks.
Latitude-AG’s new SRV2 Boom Section Injection and Recirculation System breaks ground on reducing chemical waste and exposure with retrofit system to fit sprayers of all colors.
The patents have been issued, the company’s name is different and the significantly advanced ag sprayer technology we discussed here in the April/May 2021 issue is headed to market.
New York-based research firm unveils a 75 horsepower ammonia-fueled electric tractor that could foreshadow answers to the current lack of practicality of lithium-ion batteries to power large farm equipment.
While most North American growers and farm equipment dealers don’t share much enthusiasm for electric-powered field tractors and harvesters, the recent demonstration of a highly-modified John Deere tractor using anhydrous ammonia as fuel for its electric motors could spark some interest in both groups.
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we take a look at the preliminary results of the 2024 Ag Equipment Intelligence Outlook & Trends report.
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