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Weather trends have been mixed in Brazil this planting season with copious amounts of rainfall in the South but some of the main soybean growing states, like Mato Grosso, have been hot and dry. The week ending Nov. 4, 2023, was the hottest and fourth-driest start to November in 30-plus years for Mato Grosso, according to data from WeatherTrends360. Meanwhile, areas to the south continued to get inundated and this was the wettest start to November in 30-plus years for southern Brazil with temperatures slightly cooler than normal, including in Rio Grande do Sul and Paraná.  The temperature and precipitation…

As the Consumer Electronics Show kicks off today, John Deere announces two new technologies – ExactShot and a fully electric excavator – during the keynote address. This important opening session featured John May, John Deere CEO. He is the first ag tech executive to lead this keynote. READ MORE: John Deere CEO to address technology’s role in feeding the world at CES 2023 Jahmy Hindman, CTO at John Deere, says “Everything we do at John Deere is focused on real purpose and real impact. This means we’re developing technology that enables our customers to provide the food, fuel, fiber, and…

John Deere made history this week in Las Vegas. The company’s CEO John May was the keynote speaker for the opening session at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). While it’s the fifth consecutive year Deere has exhibited at CES, 2023 marks the first time an ag technology company has presented on the main stage. May, along with other Deere experts, highlighted how technology is transforming the way we grow food. “You may know John Deere because of its green and yellow tractors,” May says, “but what you may not be aware of is how we’ve been leading innovation for 186…

Hundreds upon thousands of products are shown off every year at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Some are innovative ideas for the far-off future, while others are nearly ready to be delivered right to your door. Here are a few of the exciting products we saw that may be ready to change the world — or at least your day-to-day life. Drones, drones, drones John Deere unveiled its first fully autonomous tractor at CES in 2022, but they aren’t the only company taking advantage of the advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous technology. SentiV Alex Gray The SentiV by…

ChatGPT is all over the news lately. If you missed it, ChatGPT is a form of artificial intelligence (AI) operated by OpenAI. ChatGPT is trained on data from various sources, including books, articles, websites, and other publicly available text type data. Users can ask ChatGTP questions in a search bar about nearly anything and ChatGPT responds based upon its training data. As ChatGPT is fed more training data, it gets smarter about how its answers questions. READ MORE: Agriculture embraces artificial intelligence ChatGPT promises to replace a lot of human tasks that involve creation of text, such as writing articles…

Newly launched, AgPowered Services from Bayer provides cloud-based solutions in combination with the Microsoft Azure Data Manager for Agriculture. The enterprise solution will provide ready-to-use capabilities for businesses and organizations to license and use for their own internal or customer-facing digital solutions. Azure Data Manager for Agriculture will combine Bayer’s decades of agricultural expertise with Microsoft’s cloud solutions. While initial previews start today, full commercial availability of both the Azure Data Manager and AgPowered Services will be announced at a later date. “Only innovation can ensure global food security while protecting the planet. Modern agriculture and food production generate a…

It’s been reported that the best spy satellites have a resolution that’s high enough to discern a softball-sized object from several hundred miles away or spot a bicycle in your yard from space. Thanks to a partnership between Valley Irrigation and Israeli-based Prospera farmers using Valley pivots can have a near equal view of their crops. First introduced almost three years ago, Plant Insights, which was developed through the partnership, can literally spot a grasshopper on a corn leaf or a broadleaf weed the size of a quarter using high-resolution cameras mounted on the pivot. Meanwhile, Irrigation Insights, another technology…

For the first time since March 2020, U.S. tractor and combine sales fell below the five-year average last month. Canadian sales were able to remain above the average, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). U.S. total farm tractor sales fell 14.5% in May compared to 2021. Self-propelled combine sales also dropped to 315 units sold or 12.7%. For the third month in a row, the only sector that grew was the 100+ horsepower 2WD segment, which was up 13.9%. Mid-range tractors between 40 and 100 horsepower fell 16.4%, and the sub-40 hp segment was down 15.9%. 4WD tractors…

John Deere announces three new self-propelled forage harvesters to its harvest lineup — the 9500, 9600, and 9700. Each wide-body model will feature John Deere’s X engine, 18L, which doesn’t need diesel exhaust fluid. The 9000 Series also has a new spout that reduces plugging when chopping high-moisture corn or forages. With HarvestMotion Plus engine technology, the harvesters have a torque-rise curve. As a result, the machine can output power at low engine rpm speed, which increases power so operators can push through harsh harvesting conditions while maintaining crop quality. READ MORE: It’s a sellers’ market for like-new combines “The…

Sales for combine harvesters and 4WD tractors were up in November, despite overall losses in sales compared to last year, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). “While the total sales markets are down, the sale of larger ag-focused equipment continues to be strong,” says Curt Blades, senior vice president, industry sectors and product leadership at the AEM. “The overall reduction in numbers is attributed to small tractor sales, which were experiencing unprecedented growth during the pandemic. However, with the efficiency and yield gains in new row-crop tractors and harvesters, it’s easy to see why those segments continue to…