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Here you can find the archive of profi test reports on a wide range of precision farming.
February 17, 2026
REPORT: Covering over 1,000 hectares, Grosshans specialises in vegetable farming, using tracks, AI, laser weeders and precision to a better quality product.
October 27, 2025
TECHNICAL: Unmanned aerial vehicles – drones – have become part of the armoury for making agronomic decisions but are also now showing the potential to compete with existing applications equipment.
October 27, 2025
TECHNICAL: As a fertiliser spreader empties, the weight distribution also changes. Which will make a difference to the angle of the discs and, in turn, the spreading pattern can suffer. Agco’s clever top link can…
September 1, 2025
TECHNICAL: Arnold NextG initially developed a drive-by-wire system for cars and other automotive vehicles, but recently it has been crafting the technology into tractors. Could this technology also be the foundation for autonomous operation? We…
May 9, 2025
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Photoheyler’s hoe even works between the plants in the row, using camera-controlled blades to slip in and out. And there's an interesting approach to steering, too. We catch up with the recently founded…
October 1, 2024
REPORT: An autonomous harvester being developed by a UK start up could solve labour shortages which threaten the crop.
August 31, 2022
German contracting firm Bünger-Lang has developed an anti-theft device to help secure StarFire receivers on a cab roof. It's fairly straightforward to fit, too, as we found out when we travelled to the inventors for…
July 21, 2022
Proprietary systems have many plusses, but it’s a pain when they lock you into the brand. Understandable perhaps, but still a pain. Recognising this, Agra-GPS first developed the JD-Bridge to free John Deere’s StarFire equipment…
July 21, 2022
There are a multitude of powered steering wheel options on the market, most of which require the original wheel to be removed and replaced with a less sleek alternative. This is where the Ag Leader…
January 11, 2022
For years, upgrading older tractors to give them auto-steer capability has come with an eye-watering price tag. But Canadian firm AgJunction has developed a self-install kit called the Wheelman, that farmers can fit themselves to tractors that are not auto-steer ready.…
January 11, 2022
Chinese companies have a habit of checking out existing products in mature markets, developing their versions and then undercutting existing players on price. And it looks like that’s what Shenzhen-based FJ Dynamics has done with…
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