Autonomous planting business rolls into Midwestern fields

Jager Robinson
Jul 19, 2019
Jul 19, 2019 Updated Feb 11, 2021

Autonomous tractor — Sabanto’s autonomous tractor, a JCB Fastrac 4220 rolls through a field during planting season. It was the company’s first year custom planting across the Midwest.
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Pushing the boundaries is what Craig Rupp and Kyler Laird do best, and bringing autonomous planting to the forefront of agriculture is what they’ve set their sights on next.

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Kyler Laird and Craig Rupp make up Sabanto.
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Reach Reporter Jager Robinson at 605-335-7300, email jager.robinson@lee.net or follow on Twitter @Jager_Robinson.