BENEFITS FOR ALL ...
ROBOTICS ...
A robot that tells growers when to water crops is on the way
Researchers are creating an autonomous mobile robot to sample leaves and measure their water potential
SOIL STUDY ...
Worm-like, soil-swimming robots to explore crop underworld
Will sense and record soil properties, water, the soil microbiome and how roots grow
TECH USE ...
Future of digital ag could use robots to optimize apple yields, boost profits
Optimal yields per tree can increase total crop values by $7,000 per acre
TECHNOLOGY ...
Robots, drones becoming workhorses for ag
K-State engineers testing capability of small vehicles to help farmers
INPUT SOUGHT ...
Robot dairy farm owners: We want your insight
Extension service is requesting robot users to share their knowledge via a short survey
WEED MANAGEMENT ...
Autonomous weed control via smart robots
A drift-free, weed-specific pesticide applicator could enable autonomous weed control
TECH USE ...
UF/IFAS researchers: Robots may run future farms
Robots and information technology will rule the roost on farms in the coming years
TECH USE ...
Robots in the field: Farms embrace technology
Jamie Butler is trying out a new worker on his 450-acre farm in England's countryside
DAIRY INNOVATION ...