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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, December 22, 2024
Farm equipment manufacturer John Deere announced the creation of a fully autonomous tractor that it plans to make available to farmers later this year at the Consumer Technology Association conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday.
John Deere announced Thursday that it bought Silicon Valley startup Bear Flag Robotics for $250 million, the company’s latest attempt to further develop its autonomous technology.
In an effort to expand its influence in the precision agriculture equipment sector, CNH industrial announced Monday that it is in the process of buying South Dakota-based Raven Industries for $2.1 billion.
Jovan Djordjevic has joined the UC Davis Seed Biotechnology Center as the new education director and Ocean Mist Farms has hired Jesse Lopez as commodity account manager.
Luke Chandler has been named John Deere’s managing director for Australia and New Zealand and the National Biodiesel Board has tapped Floyd Vergara to be the new director of state regulatory affairs.