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UK’s first autonomous farm Greenhouse Canadian style


People are the biggest hurdle for robot Yields slump without chemicals


Why field robots still are rare Digital tech hardly profitable


36 PLANT DETECTION


Sjaak Huetink about the Poulsen Robovator hoeing machine. “We have never sprayed so little, spent so little time weeding, and never have we had such weed-free fields.”


38 BIG DATA


Combining data from trac- tors with GPS signals opens up a wealth of free data – data that you can place alongside other information such as soil scans and satel- lite images. The more data you have, the more effective and reliable they are.


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FUTURE BELONGS TO SMALL SELF-DRIVING TRACTOR


Precision Makers manufactures the cab-less Green- bot and partners with John Deere to robotise its au- tonomous mowers. Business Unit Manager Marien van Breugel shares his vision.


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