Tractor Junction hauls in $5.7m seed funding from AgFunder, Omnivore & others April 28, 2022 It says revenue from its marketplace for new and used farm vehicles grew 7x over the past two years.
Brief: John Deere unveils its first commercially available, fully autonomous tractor January 5, 2022 The US company said it expects to begin shipping the driverless version of its 8R row crop tractor during the second half of the year.
Brief: CNH Industrial makes 2 acquisitions in 1 week to boost precision ag capabilities December 7, 2021 The tractor maker had previously announced its buyout of South Dakota tech firm Raven Industries in a deal worth $2.1 billion.
Data Snapshot: Farm robotics startups raised $491m in H1 2021 to automate the basics December 1, 2021 Many of big deals during H1 involved startups automating simple, everyday tasks within broader agricultural operations.
Why Germany’s Amathaon Capital invested in autonomous tractor startup AgXeed May 27, 2021 AgXeed offers an autonomous tractor that can be used with a variety of implements, which Amathaon thinks is vital to the future of robotics in ag.
Self-driving electric tractor startup Monarch raises $20m Series A funding March 16, 2021 US-based Monarch Tractor will use the funding to build its “pilot series” tractors for farmers in its home state of California, Oregon, and Washington.
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