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3+ hour, 9+ min ago   (291+ words) With Android and iOS apps now available, PigOS puts barn-side records, KPI alerts against country benchmarks, and AI answers grounded in each farm’s own data on the smartphone On the iPhone, producers can record mating, farrowing, weaning, piglet transfers, health…...

10+ hour, 8+ min ago   (1294+ words) Australian farmers are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to boost efficiency and manage complex operations, but experts warn that handing decision-making authority to autonomous agents could trigger costly mistakes. The incident raised questions across the economy about the risks…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (500+ words) The robot is designed for small- and medium-scale Indian farmers who face labour shortages and high costs associated with farm operations. It has a payload capacity of 100–150 kg and runs on battery power. A glimpse of autonomous farm robot prototype…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (195+ words) Greek fruit processor Agrophoenix has implemented an AI-based peach grading system at its facility in Imathia. Developed by Dutch company QING, the STAQ system uses eight Stäubli SCARA robots to inspect and remove defective peach halves at a capacity of…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (130+ words) Leveraging innovation in the next generation of ag equipment October 9, 2026 By Kellan Heavican Filed Under: Ag Equipment, Equipment, Farm Machinery, Nebraska, News, Technology CLAAS Group CEO Jan-Hendrik Mohr says the next era of technology will focus on sustainability and efficiency....

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1005+ words) When it comes to technology in agriculture, there is no shortage of topics and that includes artificial intelligence and autonomous equipment. Alex Thomasson, a professor and director of the Agricultural Autonomy Institute at Mississippi State University, was a featured presenter…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (207+ words) Published - October 09, 2026 06:47 pm IST - ERODE Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Erode, organised a one-day offline workshop on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in agriculture at the ICAR-KVK MYRADA campus in Gobichettipalayam on Friday as part of the Digital Agriculture…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (269+ words) Farm Equipment editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great farm machinery industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (148+ words) The type of enrichment matters during the farrowing phase. Recent German research shows that, with sows in a temporary crating regime for about 9–10 days, the provision of long-stemmed straw helped bring down the risk of crushing. That was the outcome…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1423+ words) When the subject is machine autonomy, the first thing that most people picture is a Waymo threading through downtown San Francisco traffic. But if you put that same stack in a remote California almond orchard, it stops working almost immediately....