Robot-operated tractors scurrying around doing all the laborious farm work has been a pipe dream for equipment makers for many years, if not decades. But for the first time, manufacturers may actually be on the cusp of commercializing autonomous systems for various farm functions.
Meteorologists look into the future every day. While this afternoon's weather is usually an easy call to make, things get a little dodgier with a 10-day forecast, much less the 10-year forecast.
Harvest is payday for producers and with yields steadily rising, the need to get the crop out of the field as fast as possible will continue to rise, too.
Dealers will become even more integrated with their customer base as diagnostic, prognostic and wireless data transfer technologies continue to develop.
Just as important as hiring the right person, dealers and sales managers interested in improving the overall performance of their sales department would be wise to scrutinize certain individuals whose potential for long-term success has proven to be somewhat problematic.
Goodbye direct payments. Considering current budgetary issues, Gary Schnitkey, Univ. of Illinois professor of agricultural economics, says to expect some changes in programs farmers have grown accustom to.
The disappearing mid-sized producer is the impetus that will drive technology seen in other agricultural equipment to the hay and forage markets in the next 10 years, experts say.
For years the sprayer industry has had a one-tracked agenda, reducing spray drift. But sprayer research and technology is set to diverge from that track, bringing smarter, more precise application options to the table, says Ken Giles, Univ. of California-Davis professor of agricultural engineering.
Experts predict machines of the future stand to be so independently intelligent that they will perform any number of functions without the operator's involvement.
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