Speed is not the only advantage of large sprayers. Sometimes it is to the systems' detriments. Application precision and quality is the job at hand.  |  Michael Raine photo

Iridium offers GPS spoofing defence

New Iridium chip could strengthen digital security for farm vehicles and equipment, which are increasingly tied into GPS navigation for precision farming and farm data gathering.

A tiny new chip will allow Iridium’s positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) signals to be received on smaller devices, create a security backstop against global positioning systems (GPS) spoofing.




New Holland tractor can run on methane.

Methane power opens door for farm-made fuel

New Holland’s methane-powered tractor is ready to hit dealerships, particularly in Europe where on-farm methane producing biodigesters are more common

New Holland unveiled its production-ready version of a T7.270 methane-powered tractor at Germany’s Agritechnica 2025 farm show.


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K-Hart shows off 2026 Spyder drill options

Drills to get new opener features and improved seed and fertilizer tubes for the 2026 seeding season next spring

The 2026 models of the Spyder air drill by Prairie equipment maker K-Hart Industries, have new drill opener options for farmers.



Zoomlions diesel-electric drive combine got a lot of interest at Agritechnica 2025. Photo: John Greig

VIDEO: Agritechnica 2025 Day 3

Zoomlion’s diesel-electric hybrid combine drives draws interest, data standards look to keep up to technology change and tractors of the year are named at German farm show

Zoomlion’s diesel-electric hybrid combine drives draws interest, data standards look to keep up to technology change and tractors of the year are named at German farm show Agritechnica 2025.