U.S. total farm tractor sales grew 1.5% for the month of January compared to 2021, while U.S. self-propelled combine sales for the month fell 41.4% to 205 units sold, according to the latest data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers.
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Today we’re spotlighting Trimble’s new see and spray technology. It’s called the Bilberry system — a camera-based system that enables farmers to save up to 90% on herbicide applications by only spraying where the weeds are in the field. And as Trimble’s Cory Buchs tells us, one of the best things about it is it retrofits to existing sprayers.