Modern combine-harvesters upload reams of data directly back to their manufacturers. The combine harvester, a staple of farmers’ fields since the late 1800s, does much more these days than just vacuum ...

Machinery has amplified the workload farmers can accomplish, and technology has delivered greater efficiencies. Now, autonomy is poised to introduce new levels of productivity — and fun. Different ...

Despite misperceptions to the contrary, farming in the 21st century is a high-tech endeavor. We’re not just talking about genetically modified crops or biotech-derived pesticides though; farm vehicles ...

Usually the word “hacking” implies breaking into someone else’s data, but farmers are having to hack their own farm equipment just to keep it running, reports Freethink. Companies like John Deere ...

A fresh machine is nice—until it meets the farm. Larson Farms puts the new ride to work and sees how it handles real field ...

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Minnesota's Electric Farm Equipment Grant offers farmers up to $150,000 to purchase electric tractors, feed pushers and other equipment. Applications due Aug. 11.