Hyper precision

Precision agriculture technologies are becoming more robust and more precise, ushering in an era of hyper precision.

The widespread adoption of RTK navigation systems is driving the hyper precision era. This has occurred as the cost of RTK navigation systems continues to fall and radio- and/or cellular-based correction networks have come online practically everywhere in the Corn Belt.
With RTK navigation in hand, precise seeding and fertilizer applications have become a reality. Manufacturers are introducing controllers, drives and shutoff systems with ever-finer resolution and the ability to apply multiple products at variable rates.

High-flex tires

Farm equipment is getting larger so farmers can cover more acres faster. But this means more weight on the vehicles, which leads to soil compaction. Soil compaction robs makes it harder for crops to grow.

To tackle this problem, tire makers are developing new tire technologies to transfer the weight across a larger area. As a result, tires today are up to 7.5 ft. tall, 4 ft. wide and have more flexible sidewalls that can withstand heavier weights than standard radials. The bigger the footprint, the tighter the pressure applied to the ground. To get a better understanding of the concept it would be like a 100-lb. woman in high-heeled shoes exerts more weight per square inch than a 200-lb. man in work boots

New Holland Hydrogen Powered Tractor

New Holland has invented an all new type of tractor. One run on hydrogen instead of the typical gas, or even more common diesel tractors. these tractors are as powerful as mid sized tractors which the only ones on display are. the first tractor is to go into service on a farm in Italy sometime in mid 2013.