John Deere showcased some of its newest precision equipment at the company’s brand-new demonstration farm in Austin, Texas this week. Autonomy senior product manager Joe Liefer, from his phone, starting an autonomous 8410R tractor with a 2430 chisel plow attached.  

On demand tissue analysis in the field has arrived. Leaftech Ag recently introduced a handheld digital lab that delivers results in less than 3 minutes. Agronomists or farmers can stick a leaf in the tool’s scanner bed and see its nutrient contents on the spot. Founder and CEO John Mascoe shows us how it works.

John Deere has recently been working with the satellite industry and will be picking a low-orbit satellite partner to help solve connectivity issues with farmers.