Tesla's Impact on Agriculture
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Tesla has had an enormous impact on auto manufacturers. Are there lessons for agricultural equipment manufacturers?
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Apple CarPlay Will Soon Control Your Car. Will Apple TractorPlay be Next?
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Does the next generation of Apple CarPlay foreshadow the next generation of farm equipment monitors?
Read MoreA Deeper Dive into the New Autonomous John Deere Tractor
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The John Deere autonomous tractor also brings some legal and practical questions.
Read MoreWhat was Revealed at the John Deere Autonomous Reveal?
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At the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show, John Deere introduced a commercial-ready fully autonomous tractor.
Read MoreAn Interview about Row Crop Machinery Technology
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I was recently interviewed by Tim Roy, ASA Capitale Analytics, for The Journal of the International Machinery & Technical Specialties Committee of the American Society of Appraisers. The interview focused on the future of ag tech in row crop machinery.
Read MoreThoughts on the 40-Year Old Tractor Story
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After years of incremental change, we are still waiting on the revolution.
Read More2019: The Year in Reverse
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A look back at some of the more popular ag tech blog stories from 2019.
Read MoreAg Equipment Manufacturers: Falling Behind Electric Car Trends
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The automotive industry is undergoing a dramatic transformation, investing billions in all-electric vehicle technology. Why isn’t the ag industry keeping up?
Read MoreAll Electric Excavator is a Sign of Farm Equipment to Come
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Nearly every automotive manufacturer will have an electric vehicle for sale in 2019. Will we see this same trend in farm equipment?
Read MoreHigh-Speed Planter Wars
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John Deere recently filed suits against AGCO and Precision Planting claiming that their high-speed planting technologies infringe on Deere's ExactEmerge patents. What are Deere's claims against Precision Planting and AGCO? What are the possible outcomes?
Read MoreReflections on Ag Tech from Commodity Classic '18
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Here are my observations on the latest ag tech from Commodity Classic 2018.
Read MoreWhat is Ag Data Transparent?
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John Deere's announcement that it had certified the John Deere Operations Center as "Ag Data Transparent" this week might have you wondering, what exactly does that mean? This post answers that question. But first, a quick history lesson about how we got here.
Read MoreWhat's Old is New Again: What New Holland's Methane Tractor Means for Ag
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At the Farm Progess Show this summer, New Holland rolled out a new concept tractor that appeared mostly conventional but had one stand out feature--it runs on methane rather than diesel. My first impression when seeing this was--didn't we have this same concept 50 years ago?
Read MoreJohn Deere and Precision Planting Merger Ends Before It Begins
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If you haven't heard from now, Monsanto has terminated its agreement to sell its Precision Planting division to John Deere. Only those inside these companies really know what led to the end of this agreement, but the press releases help us piece together what happened.
Read MoreSorry, Right to Repair Advocates: You may be right, but John Deere is on the Winning Side of History
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My response to the Motherboard Right to Repair article: Why American Farmers are Hacking Their Tractors with Ukrainian Firmware.
Read MoreJohn Deere's Electric Tractor Concept: A Bigger Idea than Just Another Tractor
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Earlier this year, I asked when is Tesla’s electricity going to come to farm? This week John Deere caught my attention this week when it announced an all-electric tractor concept in France. This post takes a closer look.
Read MoreSpeed Kings: DOJ Suit Puts the Brakes on High Speed Planting Merger
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The Department of Justice recently filed suit to prohibit John Deere's acquisition of high speed planting technology from Precision Planting. This article takes a closer look at the suit.
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