As driverless cars are transport millions of people, riders probably don't realize that the food they eat may have benefitted from autonomous vehicles as well!

When Russell Maichel started growing almonds, walnuts and pistachios in the 1980s, he didn’t own a cellphone. Now, a fully autonomous tractor drives through his expansive orchard, spraying pesticides and fertilizer to protect the trees.

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The latest in articulated dump trucks from Bell, Caterpillar, Develon, Hyundai, John Deere, Liebherr, Rokbak and Volvo. Details at Equipment World.

A company called Dannar, based in Muncie, Indiana, has come gone a little further. Its Mobile Power Station (MPS) is essentially a battery on wheels that can travel on sites and be operated remotely. But wait, there’s more: You can outfit it with attachments and run those attachments.

When Russell Maichel started growing almonds, walnuts and pistachios in the 1980s, he didn't own a cellphone. Now, a fully autonomous tractor drives through his expansive orchard, spraying pesticides and fertilizer to protect the trees that have for decades filled him with an immense sense of pride.

Zoom Telecom is applying for the BEAD (Broadband Equity Access Deployment) grant to provide high speed internet to rural areas such as Jefferson County. Zoom receives points for the signatures of commissioners and the county will also provide a $100,000 line of credit that is revocable if Zoom doesn’t receive the grant.

Deere and Company has revealed the six companies chosen for its 2025 Startup Collaborator program that was launched in 2019 to "enhance and deepen the company’s interaction with startup companies whose technology could add value for ag and construction customers" it says.

Deere and Company has revealed the six companies chosen for its 2025 Startup Collaborator program that was launched in 2019 to "enhance and deepen the company’s interaction with startup companies whose technology could add value for ag and construction customers" it says.

With new compliance concerns, mounting shareholder drama and irritated consumers, where does this leave employers in the private-sector landscape?

Volvo CE unveiled a complete overhaul of its articulated dump trucks, including a brand-new size for the company, to be released in 2025. Details here

John Deere has lost its appeal for a new trial in a patent infringement case against AGCO Corp. and Precision Planting, LLC, as ruled by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on January 24, 2025.