What Do Combines, Autonomy, AI, and Spraying Tech Have in Common?

Oct 02, 2024
By Ryan Ridley
Assistant Editor, North American Content, Farms.com

Fall 2024 Farms.com Precision Ag Digital Digest Unlocks New Innovations

The Fall 2024 issue of the Farms.com Precision Ag Digital Digest is back, and it features a whole lot of innovation.

The digital format of the publication provides a truly interactive experience for readers, allowing you to immerse yourself into a combination of editorial content and video.

From harvest and spraying equipment to artificial intelligence and autonomy, we explore some hot topics in this issue.

PTx Trimble has a new retrofittable autonomous grain cart solution dubbed OutRun. This technology will transform your tractor into your favorite grain cart operator!

John Deere has a new T6 800 combine for model year 2025 fitted with new technology, increased capacity, and a new residue system.

Case IH’s AF Series is now complete with the recent launch of the AF9 and AF10 combines, each of which are packed with technology for an efficient harvest.

Greentronics’ RiteHeight keeps your sprayer height right (say that 5x fast). This boom height control technology reduces spray drift and improves spray coverage while maintaining speed and efficiency in the field.

Precision AI’s Stratus AirSprayer is taking spraying to new heights with its paraglider-inspired solution.

The Stratus AirSprayer has one three-bladed propeller powered by a 100hp gas engine… it can fly for five hours and has a 541-square-foot parachute. It’s also equipped with a precision vision system and operates autonomously.

Our Bits & Bytes section is themed “AI & Agriculture” and covers 10 examples of AI intersecting with agriculture.

Speaking of AI, Taranis has launched its new Ag Assistant; an AI platform that provides an in-depth view of your crop health and allows you to prioritize crop threats in your fields.

Didn’t make it to Farm Progress Show?

Farms.com was there, and we got tons of video coverage. So much so that our PAG Tech Clips section is dedicated to “Precision Ag at Farm Progress Show”.

The new issue will launch on October 9, 2024.

If you would like to receive the Farms.com Precision Ag Digital Digest directly to your inbox, subscribe here at no charge.

Video: Understanding the Basics of the Renewable Fuel Standard

On Friday, April 24, 2026, from 12 noon–1:00 ET, the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law, alongside the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s (PDA) Agricultural Business Development Center (ABDC), presented this webinar in the Understanding Agricultural Law Educational Series, a course designed to develop subject matter literacy and competence on fundamental issues of agricultural law for attorneys and business advisors who work with or represent agricultural or rural clients but may not necessarily specialize in agricultural law:

“Understanding the Basics of the Renewable Fuel Standard”

The Clean Air Act’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program requires transportation fuel sold in the United States to contain a minimum volume of renewable fuels such as ethanol, biodiesel, or advanced biofuels. Established by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and later expanded by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, the RFS is implemented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in collaboration with the Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

This webinar provides an overview of the legal authority and structure for the RFS program and explain how it works, including the program’s system of Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) and categories of renewable fuels. Additionally, this webinar addresses EPA annual volume requirement rulemaking and associated recent legal issues.