Autonomous farming system. In recent years, robots have emerged as a smart solution to address the challenges of traditional ...

Agriculture may feed the world, but it is also contributing to global warming. Agriculture production uses about 70% of the Earth's fresh water and makes up about a third of greenhouse gas emissions.

New technologies are helping farms become more sustainable by using less water and energy and reducing emissions. The rise of ...

CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Innovation is often expanding, especially in agriculture. Now, robots are starting to take care of crops in the field. Robots are not new, and many are running around on the ...

Farming doesn’t have to be low-tech. Two of the biggest challenges family farmers face are competition with larger, more high-tech farms and keeping the next generations interested in farming. Smart ...

In the agricultural sector, labor shortages are increasing the need for automated harvesting using robots. However, some ...

Picture a farm in Avondale growing leafy greens. Maybe you’ve imagined small plants swaying in the breeze alongside the road. But at one West Valley farm, the plants have never seen the sun. These ...

As part of our renewed effort to bring you the latest information on cutting edge technology and machinery we’re featuring regular Q&A discussions with several handpicked ag tech startups. For this ...

Agricultural robots assist farmers with precision tasks without replacing human workers, enhancing efficiency and ...

In a sugar beet field a few miles east of Moorhead, small four-wheeled robots are rolling up and down the rows of beets. Powered by a solar panel, the robots use cameras to spot weeds and then guide ...

Greenfield Robotics, a Kansas-based company, is hoping to move agriculture away from herbicides. They’ve developed robots to take on a labor-intensive process — cutting weeds down. Three yellow, ...