PAG | September 2022

Building autonomous electric

tractors

Foxconn, a Taiwanese company known for

manufacturing Apple products and Nintendo

gaming systems, will build the equipment

and battery packs for Monarch Tractor’s

autonomous electric tractors out of a former

General Motors plant in Lordstown, Ohio.

Transforming Soil Nutrient Management

for Agronomists

Precision Planting has created a new set of powerful,

precise tools for agronomists—dubbed Radicle

Agronomics. The new suite of tools eliminates manual

and error-prone processes allowing agronomists to

focus on what’s important—agronomic issues their

farmers are facing.

New Bachelor of Digital Agriculture

Degree at Olds College

On campus for fall 2023, the program will immerse

students in global challenges in agriculture,

recognizing the convergence of exponential

technologies and diverse perspectives. Students

will engage in real-world problems and explore

solutions using digital agriculture technologies

and practices.

Taking Drone Technology to

New Heights

Introducing the V40 by Sky Ag Tech and XAG, a

revolutionary mapping-then-application agriculture

drone that sprays 20 acres per hour. This is the first

tilting twin-rotor structure ag-drone in the world that

provides unique mapping-then-application solution

for precision farming.

Trimble Invests in Sabanto

Sabanto is an ag tech company that focuses on

“autonomous workflows throughout the farming

cycle being offered as Farming as a Service

(FaaS).” The company addresses challenges that

farmers face by providing FaaS through various

smaller tractors equipped with its autonomous

technology to perform in-field operations.

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