BASF's agricultural sector is doing poorly in the first quarter.

03 May, 2025 9 mins read

BASF's agricultural division had a poor start to the business year 2025. Revenue was around 8% lower than the previous year. EBITDA even recorded a decrease of almost 12%.

Vogt launches new Dragone mulcher VL in the Farmers Edition on the market.

03 May, 2025 9 mins read

The special edition of the Dragone VL Mulcher is now available on the German market for tractors with 50-130 horsepower. They are designed to be very robust and work on pastures, fallow land, or field edges.

Farmer fights against fictional farm names on packaging

03 May, 2025 7 mins read

Farmers in England are fighting against fake farm names on products. This is a deceptive manipulation of consumers.

Coup in the seed market: RAGT Saaten positions itself smartly through acquisition.

02 May, 2025 9 mins read

The purchase is now completed. A French breeder has finally taken over a competitor from the seed industry.

Kress Cut & Go: Lawn mower robot for commercial continuous use wins award

02 May, 2025 9 mins read

For professional use, Kress has developed a new, very robust mowing robot. It can store any number of gardens and mow even difficult areas.

Novel approach to acoustic cleaning of large photovoltaic surfaces discovered.

02 May, 2025 6 mins read

Touchless, efficient, sustainable: Researchers present a new approach to cleaning large photovoltaic systems using body sound at the Intersolar trade fair.

Fenecon presents new commercial and industrial energy storage models.

02 May, 2025 11 mins read

Fenecon presents a new battery energy storage system in a container. It is intended to be able to compete in terms of price with typical Asian systems.

For avian influenza transmission to cows in the USA, only a single contact was enough.

01 May, 2025 4 mins read

In the USA, it seems that a single transmission event between wild birds and dairy cows led to the avian flu jumping to cattle. The virus strains had mixed in wild birds.

NIO's battery swap technology for Aiwanger is "an exciting approach."

01 May, 2025 7 mins read

The Chinese car manufacturer NIO has developed a fast battery swapping system for electric cars - along with accompanying swapping stations. Something like this should also come from German companies.

Russian drones kill over 100 cows on Ukrainian dairy farm

01 May, 2025 8 mins read

A Ukrainian dairy farm was attacked for the second time by Russian drones - over 100 cows died.

Fact check: More agricultural manure in the fermenter, less humus?

30 Apr, 2025 7 mins read

The fermentation of residual materials such as manure or straw is considered an important future option for biogas plants. Critics fear disadvantages for agriculture. We clarify whether this is true.

450-year-old farmhouse: Young couple makes a creepy discovery

30 Apr, 2025 6 mins read

A young couple renovated a 450-year-old farmhouse in England. In the process, the two made a rather creepy discovery.