What makes autonomy appealing is that it isn't just about being able to move a machine safely in varying environments, but also the potential to fully automate the decisions a farmer is making, when they are making them, and when they are doing work.

The largest farms are rapidly adopting new technologies; smaller operations, not so much. But purchase costs are coming down and small farms do benefit from the array of technologies used by the custom operators and retail...

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With half-million-dollar price tags for many major pieces of equipment, AGCO and its Precision Planting brand search for ways to keep good equipment doing efficient and sustainable work.

The American Farm Bureau Federation announced two new right-to-repair memorandums of understanding on Monday with Kubota Tractor Corp. and AGCO.

The farm is a huge untapped resource of energy, says New Holland and partner Bennamann, the latter the developer of a system to turn gas from manure into fuel. The process is low cost, easy to use and can leave a farm entirely self-contained.

Here's the latest roundup of new equipment and technology upgrades. Plus, Monarch Tractor lands on CNBC's Disruptor 50 list for the second year.