Brady Fahlman says his family has been talking about the coming day of autonomous operations. This year that day arrived, as Fahlman Acres, operated by Brady and his father, Keenan, put the new Case IH and Raven Trident 5550 autonomous spreader to work on 2,000 of...

As corn and soybean harvest begins, farmers are reminded of the importance of being safe around power lines. Farm equipment like augers can accidentally contact overhead electric wires and can electrocution.

With bigger batteries and drones on the way, aerial spray drones may be on the verge of going from novelty to practical use for many farm operations.

In this Equipment Roundup, DTN/Progressive Farmer looks at New Holland and MacDon introducing a new draper, Great Plains announcing a new heavy-duty harrow, and Trimble buying a French developer of green-on-green smart spraying technology.

CLAAS debuted a new tractor and combine this summer. The tractor brings the company's Terra Trac technology to North American fields while the combine is targeted at mid-sized farms.

Solinftec is selling autonomous scouting and spraying robots that will run slowly through fields, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, gathering data and solving problems early before they hurt a crop.

The Association of Equipment Manufacturer's August Ag Tractor and Combine Report shows positive sales results for two-drive, 100-plus-horsepower tractors and combines. Small tractor and four-wheel-drive tractor sales are down. (Photo courtesy of John Deere)