A cargo drone demonstrated at the recent Agritechnica 2019 machinery show in Germany is a first step towards bringing this technology closer to commercial application, after full testing in the field, according to John Deere and Volocopter.

A sensor that will be integrated in Samson slurry tankers to reliably and quickly measure the nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium in the manure has won a silver medal for innovation at the Agritechnica 2019 show in Germany.