In late November, Ben Lecomte abandoned his attempt to swim across the Pacific Ocean.

Four ways robotics will influence agriculture in 2019-
As ever, farmers are turning to technology to address a number of pressing problems, such as the growing global shortage of food and labor.

The Dutch National Experimental Ground for Precision Farming (NPPL) has selected 10 new farmers.
 
The second year of The Dutch National Experimental Ground for Precision Farming(NPPL) project started on the last day of November. 10 new participants have been selected and they will start in 2019. This brings the total to 16 farming businesses. In addition to the 6 arable farmers who started with precision farming in 2018, 3 dairy farmers, 2 bulb growers, 4 arable farmers and an open ground cropper participate in next year’s edition. 

Smart farming principles have become the focus for some Namibian farmers as predictions point to a drastically changing farming landscape in the years to come as climate change is expected to seriously impact fodder production in Namibia. 

Connected fields, autonomous and electric agricultural machines and advanced data analysis systems will contribute to more sustainable and profitable agriculture.

An international standard-setting body has proposed new guidelines for the drone industry, paving the way for greater regulatory certainty and safety measures.