Aided by a computer and a Global Positioning System — a constellation of Earth-orbiting satellites — a farmer's tractor can now drive itself. The use of such technology has increased in the past few ...

Running a farm today involves more than just operating machinery – it’s about managing a complex system of tractors, implements, software, and data. When these components don’t communicate well, the ...

A new AutoFill docking system for SwarmFarm Robotics’ autonomous pivot-steer tractor units means they can top up their spray tanks without human intervention. Once the liquid level falls below a ...

A severe geomagnetic storm that hit the Earth over the weekend disrupted the work of many farmers in the U.S. A geomagnetic storm is a disturbance in the Earth’s magnetosphere caused by particles from ...

The powerful solar storm that made those dazzling northern lights visible across the U.S. also reportedly caused some headaches for North America's farmers. And it couldn't have come at a worse time.

The powerful geomagnetic storm that cast the northern lights’ vivid colors across the Northern Hemisphere over the weekend also caused some navigational systems in tractors and other farming equipment ...

The storm interfered with navigational systems used in tractors and other farming equipment, leaving some farmers temporarily unable to plant their crops. By Livia Albeck-Ripka The powerful ...