Market Watch
May 13, 2019
Agriculture ministers of the Group of 20 major economies Sunday adopted a statement that calls for promoting the use of artificial intelligence systems and robots in agriculture, according to an article on Nippon.com. "We've confirmed the importance of sharing...
Drones | UAVs
May 9, 2019
Although the market for precision agriculture-based drones and robots was only at $2.5 million in 2018, a new report by BIS Research indicates the market (including both drones and robots) could explode to $23 billion in the next decade,...
In-Field Technologies
May 8, 2019
I got to spend a fascinating couple of days in San Francisco at the March 19-20 World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit, the U.S. edition of a semi-annual gathering of investors, inventors, and big thinkers in the agriculture technology space.
The event...
Market Watch
May 7, 2019
With aging farmers, tighter immigration laws, and jobs nobody wants, the agricultural industry is facing challenges that technology and robotics can solve, writes Denham Sadler at Information Age. And now is the time for investors and farmers to get...
Drones | UAVs
May 6, 2019
Editor's note: Part Three of this three-part series on agricultural spraying drones features Rantizo. Be sure to also check out Part One (ADAMA/Tactical Robotics) and Part Two (Bayer CropScience).
Drone technology in agriculture has moved rapidly though the technology hype...
Drones | UAVs
May 2, 2019
An Iowa State University researcher says that the next step in the commercial drone world is to expand capacity by deploying fleets of interconnected drones, according to a piece published at News.IAState.edu.
But, according to Borzoo Bonakdarpour, an assistant professor...
In-Field Technologies
May 2, 2019
Another cropping season is moving right along in the Midwestern U.S., with some weather delays in many parts of the country, and other areas just starting or wrapping up with planting activities, writes Scott Speck on CropLife.com. As we...
Market Watch
May 2, 2019
The United Arab Emirates imports at least 80% of its food. A startup in the capital Abu Dhabi wants to help change that, reports CNN.
Launched in 2016, Pure Harvest Smart Farms is developing smart greenhouses, using technology to allow...
Market Watch
May 2, 2019
It's no longer science fiction. Aussie farmers are increasingly turning to tech for help in the global competition to increase production efficiency, according to Farm Weekly.
A new generation of innovative thinkers is fast-tracking that progress through the national SproutX...
Irrigation
May 2, 2019
Very few studies have examined precision agriculture in Canada, but a new one from University of Lethbridge researchers has put some numbers on the benefits, reports Alberta Farm Express.
And they’re big — both in terms of reducing inputs and...
In-Field Technologies
May 2, 2019
Robot farming startup Iron Ox has announced that it’s selling robot-reared leafy greens in a single location in California, The Verge reports.
Iron Ox is one of a number of companies trying to automate the human-intensive work of agriculture. It...
Drones | UAVs
May 2, 2019
Editor's note: Part Two of this three-part series on agricultural spraying drones features Bayer CropScience. Be sure to also check out Part One (ADAMA/Tactical Robotics) and Part Three (Rantizo).
Drone technology in agriculture has moved rapidly though the technology hype...
Drones | UAVs
May 1, 2019
PrecisionHawk today announced PrecisionAnalytics Agriculture, an aerial mapping, modeling, and agronomy platform purpose-built for precision agriculture, according to a Business Wire post on APNews.com.
Using PrecisionAnalytics, business leaders in agriculture can apply the latest generation of analytics tools and artificial intelligence...
Market Watch
May 1, 2019
Meister Media Worldwide and its Global Precision Initiative are pleased to announce the expansion of the long-standing website PrecisionAg.com – among the first media sites in the world devoted exclusively to agricultural technology – as a global digital source...
Market Watch
April 29, 2019
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Gedera, Israel area-based Tevel Aerobotics Technologies says it has come up with an automated drone that can do the labor-intensive fruit-picking quickly and efficiently, taking over from humans in the orchards and greenhouses, writes Federico Maccioni for TimesofIsrael.com.
“There is...
Market Watch
April 29, 2019
South African agri-tech startup Aerobotics, which launched a batch of new products late last year, expanded its Series A funding round to US $4 million last month and has now launched Aeroview InField, a brand new problem detection app...
Drones | UAVs
April 29, 2019
Much has happened since we last spoke with Taranis in the fall of 2018. Since raising $20 million in Series B funding, the Israeli smart farming start-up has tripled its customer base and acres serviced to 20 million-plus, and...
Drones | UAVs
April 29, 2019
Editor's note: Part One of this three-part series on agricultural spraying drones features ADAMA/Tactical Robotics. Be sure to also check out Part Two (Bayer CropScience) and Part Three (Rantizo).
Drone technology in agriculture has moved rapidly though the technology hype...
Analytics
April 27, 2019
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...
Drones | UAVs
April 17, 2019
A Purdue University researcher has come up with a patented design for drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles, that works in windy conditions, is more energy efficient, and can handle a larger payload. Credit: Xiumin Diao/Purdue...
