Scientists at Kabanyolo demonstrate how the tractor operates. MV Mulimi has been engineered to perform several functions aside from the standard ploughing and transporting of crops. Photo by Lominda ...

TOKYO -- Japanese machinery makers are developing technology that promises to make farming life easier. In Japan, as in other countries, the agricultural workforce is aging rapidly. With fewer young ...

Both John Deere and a company called Monarch showed off autonomous tractors at CES, with plans to put them on the market later this year. While the John Deere 8R features traditional diesel power, the ...