Data Management
December 16, 2015
On the heels of its entrance into the U.S. market earlier this year, Farmers Edge has announced it is expanding its sales and operations teams throughout the nation and will have a presence throughout the nation's major growing regions,...
Data Management
December 15, 2015
A more technological approach to farming is crucial for meeting the needs of an extra 2.4 billion extra people who are expected to swell the world’s population by 2050, according a new EU study and reported on by YorkshirePost.co.uk.
Yet...
Data Management
December 15, 2015
A screenshot from Agrible's Find My Seed tool.
Agrible, Inc., creators of the Morning Farm Report suite of predictive analytics tools, today launched Find My Seed, an independent, free seed selection tool for growers. Find My...
Data Management
December 15, 2015
One of the unique components of 4R Nutrient Stewardship that separates it from traditional nutrient management planning strategies is the inclusion of performance indicators.
Performance indicators are parameters that can be used to objectively evaluate outcomes from a specific set...
Data Management
December 14, 2015
Analysts forecast global precision agriculture market to grow at a CAGR of 14.43% over the period 2014-2019, according to the recent report "Global Precision Agriculture Market 2015-2019."
"As farmers worldwide grow increasingly wary of the effects of agriculture on the...
Data Management
December 14, 2015
Typically in the tech/startup world, when a major player like Google comes knocking on the Angel Investment door people start paying attention, reports Matthew Grassi on CropLife.com.
Back in May, Google Ventures came knocking at the door of San Carlos,...
Data Management
December 14, 2015
A new Copa and Cogeca Task Force debated in Brussels last week the importance of technology in modern farming – big data and precision farming – to improve farmers returns, reports FarmingLife.com.
“Innovation contributes to a competitive, efficient EU agriculture...
Data Management
December 11, 2015
As part of its ramp-up for the 2016 season, software manufacturer FarmLogs this week unveiled two recommendation-based products: Nitrogen Monitoring and Variable Rate Prescriptions for seeding and nitrogen. The new features are available immediately.
"We’ve taken a huge step forward in our...
Data Management
December 9, 2015
Cibus, a leader in non-transgenic breeding and precision gene editing, announced today the publication of the article “Oligonucleotide-directed Mutagenesis for Precision Gene Editing” in Plant Biotechnology Journal, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell in association with the Society for Experimental...
Data Management
December 7, 2015
DJI, a leader in unmanned aerial vehicle technology, announced the launch of a smart, crop-spraying agricultural drone.
The DJI Agras MG-1 is dustproof, water-resistant and made of anti-corrosive materials. It can be rinsed clean and folded up for easy transport...
Analytics
December 7, 2015
Growers can now access FarmLink's advanced data analytics platform to validate their 2015 decisions as they plan 2016 investments. FarmLink today announced Discovery by FarmLink, a new platform that provides an introduction to its one-of-a-kind analytics built on millions...
Data Management
December 7, 2015
The 3rd annual Precision Agriculture Conference and Ag Tech Showcase will bring together more than 300 precision ag enthusiasts -- international expert speakers, precision agriculture businesses, agronomists, and leading farmers to share and learn how to harvest the value...
Data Management
December 3, 2015
A new report from Smithers Viscient, Ten-Year Forecast of Disruptive Technologies in Crop Protection to 2025, is the result of an exhaustive primary research program incorporating interviews with a panel of leading crop protection technology experts. The report profiles...
Data Management
December 2, 2015
There's little denying that the precision agriculture market is fast-paced and rapidly evolving, as any sector so heavily tied to technology tends to be. But is its reach across the whole of the agricultural landscape expanding or merely holding...
Data Management
December 2, 2015
Sorting through the complex and ever-changing nature of precision agriculture is challenging to say the least. But one thing is for certain, this industry is primed to prosper despite tough market conditions. In my view, these five "must-have" things...
Data Management
December 1, 2015
The expectation among many that 2015 would reveal the long-term winners and losers in regard to the glut of precision ag data management solutions in the market was unfortunately never realized. From a grower perspective, heading into the New...
Data Management
November 30, 2015
Clark State Community College courses offered online might soon help vineyard owners and wine makers from across the U.S. produce a better product, reports Matt Sanctis on SpringFieldNewsSun.com.
Beginning this fall, Clark State will partner with the Viticulture and Enology...
Data Management
November 24, 2015
Farmers Edge announced it is expanding its local partnerships throughout the agriculture supply chain. The new cooperatives signal the commitment Farmers Edge continues to demonstrate in advancing opportunities and facilitating innovations among different stakeholders in the agriculture sector. Comprised...
Data Management
November 20, 2015
A 32-hour app hackathon fueled by pizza and caffeine, an “idea hack” tackling global challenges, a precision-agriculture workshop for drought solutions and a full-day symposium with fast-pitch, ag-tech presentations are all slated for the Dec. 1-3 UC Davis Food,...
Data Management
November 20, 2015
Spensa Technologies Inc., a startup in Purdue Research Park, closed on $2.5 million in Series A funding to expand its workforce and further conduct research on its precision agriculture technologies.
"We will be able to do a tremendous amount with...
