Agri-tech startup RMSI Cropalytics executes satellite-based crop health tracking and yield estimation for several districts in India, writes Sudipta Dev at Express Computer. Roli Jindal, Co-founder, RMSI Cropalytics, shares how they are deploying deep technologies such as machine learning,...

Addressing the grower's true needs and making software easy to use has driven Agrian's product development from the beginning says co-founder and CEO Nishan Majarian, recipient of the 2018 Crop Adviser/Entrepreneur Award in the PrecisionAg Awards of Excellence program

Farming has always been part of India’s economic identity, reports News Today. In this year’s Union Budget, the government has provided 30% increase in funds at Rs 1.42 lakh crore for agriculture and farmers’ welfare ministry. With sparkling growth...

Jeff Bradshaw, CTO at Proagrica, gives his thoughts on four predictions for data trends which will shape the agriculture sector in 2020.

The Global Ag Tech Initiative is looking for select correspondents in key parts of the world to help augment the work of our editorial team this year.

BASF Venture Capital and Canada’s TELUS Ventures are among the lead investors in a series B investment round for British startup Hummingbird Technologies, a global leader in advanced crop analytics, according to a release at Globe Newswire. Other main...

By now anyone who knows me is aware that I’m a fan of Moneyball and Sabermetrics. The ability to grind through a lot of data and have that data make sense by bringing it down to 1 number has...

Earlier this year scientists revealed the first-ever image captured of a black hole. Thought to be impossible, the feat required the collaboration of more than 350 astronomers over several years, and their efforts recently earned them the Breakthrough Prize...

We in agriculture tend to talk about technology companies that don’t understand us and don’t really bother to invest the time and effort to do so. It’s nice every once in a while to talk about those that do....

The agriculture industry now is experiencing rapid growth and adopting advanced technologies in order to bolster the overall yield of the crops, writes Vivek Kumar at Analytics Insight. Accessibility of a large number of equipment and state-of-the-art technologies like...

Popped over to Internet of Things World in Silicon Valley, CA, last week, and during one talk on heavy equipment, I couldn’t help think about the many concerns I’ve heard from large fruit, nut, and vegetable producers here in...

The VISION Conference has become established as the definitive precision agriculture and digital farming conference for North America. Pictured: Meister Media Worldwide Group Editor Paul Schrimpf moderates a session at the 2019 VISION Conference in...

Agricultural technologies offer a pathway to a more sustainable future – one in which farmers can both improve their yields and drive down waste, writes Ayal Karmi for Scientific American. Artificial intelligence, data analytics, and even drones are among...

Two powerful trends – the Internet of Things (IoT) and data analytics – are generating lots of press for their industrial and infrastructure applications, writes Rich Quinnell for EE Times. But there is another application space that is quietly...

Growers Edge today introduced an extensive lineup of fintech solutions for growers, agribusiness, distribution partners and institutions to accelerate the adoption of agtech innovations while managing risk. “Growers Edge has created an unmatched network of technology, insurance and farm partners...

Leading the way in using drive increasingly sophisticated data and analytics tools to drive efficiencies and cut waste in agriculture and food production is John Deere, writes futurist Bernard Marr on Forbes.com. The 180-year-old manufacturer of farming and industrial machinery...

Plenty of challenges come with managing growers’ data. Defining when one crop year ends and the next begins. Establishing boundaries. And trying to work with inconsistent, inaccurate, or ‘dirty’ data tops the list. Editor's note: This...

For six generations, Ben Riensche’s family has tended corn and soybeans outside Jesup, a town of 2,500 on the windswept plains of eastern Iowa, writes Andrew Marc Noel on Bloomberg.com. But today he’s harvesting a valuable new crop from...

Image Credit: AgNewsWire/Chuck Zimmerman A little over a week and a half ago, the 2019 Commodity Classic took over the sprawling Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL, for the annual celebration of American farmers and...

Sentera announces the release of the 2019 PHX fixed-wing drone, with updates that deliver our customers' most-requested features. PHX has been equipped with a new, longer-range high-speed datalink, an omnidirectional antenna system, and an upgraded, higher-capacity battery. Imaging and...