PAG | September 2022

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RTK Accuracy That Doesn’t
Break the Bank
RTK Guidance is no longer a luxury thanks
to Agra-GPS’ CRG receiver. Named because
of its compatibility with several machinery
brands, the Chameleon RTK Guidance (CRG)
integrates with Fendt, John Deere, CLAAS,
CAT and Rogator machinery via a simple
plug-and-play setup.
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BITS &
BYTES
02
Bloomfield Robotics Wins Future of
Life Online Challenge
And they didn’t just win bragging rights — the
company has landed products and services
valued at $1M from cloud service provider, Akamai
Technologies. This will help the company move
data more efficiently in the cloud, allowing farmers
to interact more seamlessly with their data.
05
Look Ma, No Hands
John Deere now offers a new AutoTrac Ready
option for select full-size Gator Utility Vehicles
allowing for precise grid sampling, spraying,
and field boundary creation.
04
Trends Shaping North American
Food Production
AEM has released a whitepaper exploring
13 specific trends that are changing how
agriculture works today, which will impact
how farmers will reshape how food will be
produced in the coming decade. No one said
it’s going to be easy.
03
Removing the Bad Apples
The shrinking labor force in apple production
makes manual thinning economically
infeasible. Luckily, Penn State engineers
have developed the first-ever prototype ‘end-
effector’ that can remove unwanted apples
from trees — it’s the future of fruit thinning.