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VIDEO: Jan 15 to 31: Self-driving Deere looks to gain traction with farmers

The first fully autonomous tractor from John Deere is on its way to dealers in 2022. The 'driver-free' version of Deere’s 8R tractor is designed for tillage operations and uses 12 cameras and machine-learning to get the job done. Here, Scott Garvey reports on Deere's latest innovation and you’ll hear how the system works from the company’s senior director of autonomous systems.







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VIDEO: Jan 1 to 15: A ‘green eye’ for spraying smarter

Machinery writer Scott Garvey talks with the CEO of Greeneye Technology who is designing a retro-fit kit for sprayers that targets the weeds in your field but not the surrounding crop, a 'green-on-green' technology that could save farmers about 80 per cent in herbicide costs.







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VIDEO: Dec 15 to 30: CattleEye autonomous livestock monitoring

CattleEye harnesses artificial intelligence in video analytics to deliver the world’s first academically verified autonomous livestock monitoring platform. The system identifies cattle in a herd, allowing producers to monitor animal welfare and behaviours to help improve livestock management. (Originally recorded for 2021 Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show)