John Deere’s latest purchase will move ag forward

John Deere recently announced the $250 million purchase of Bear Flag Robotics, a startup company in the Silicon Valley. The startup built an autonomous solution that retrofits onto a tractor, and already has a limited number of clients for its custom tillage business using autonomous tractors, prima...

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Published in:Farm Industry News 2021-08
Main Author: Bechman, Tom J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural equipment
Automation
Flags
Retrofitting
Robotics
Startups
Tillage
Tractors
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Summary:John Deere recently announced the $250 million purchase of Bear Flag Robotics, a startup company in the Silicon Valley. The startup built an autonomous solution that retrofits onto a tractor, and already has a limited number of clients for its custom tillage business using autonomous tractors, primarily in California. Representing Bear Flag Robotics was Aubrey Donnellan, co-founder and chief operating officer.
ISSN:0892-8312