Monash University is establishing an ag-tech facility in Melbourne’s southeast with the vision to innovate new smart farming techniques including automated harvesting and driverless vehicles in response to the growing challenges faced by the agriculture sector, writes Priyankar Bhunia...

Agritechnica 2017 wrapped up this past weekend, and now with the show in the books and a few days to think about/process everything seen and heard in Hannover, Germany last week, I have but one overriding thought to offer:...

Ready or not, farming as we know it is changing – out of necessity. Lack of adequate labor, along with an urgent need to feed a constantly growing global population, is forcing more producers to innovate. To help growers...

Deepfield Robotics is preparing to showcase its robotics and automation technologies for the agriculture market at the Agrilevante event, in Italy, according to an article on RoboticsandAutomationNews.com. The company is a startup established by industrial giant Bosch, and has a...

Despite its superpower status as a producer and exporter of agricultural goods and services, up until now Australia has had only one accelerator program – SproutX – that has focused on AgTech, writes Aimee Chanthadavong on InnovationAUS.com. Until now that...

One of Blue River's R&D See & Spray rigs hard at work in a cotton field outside of Lubbock, TX, in July 2017. No, Blue River Co-founder and CEO Jorge Heraud has not been deposed —...

John Deere’s recent acquisition of Blue River Technology (BRT) isn’t just meaningful for farmers. It suggests that the very systems that agriculture uses to deliver crop protection products are undergoing another convulsive change. Kiersten Stead of Monsanto Growth Ventures (MGV),...

Deere & Company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Blue River Technology, an agriculture technology company specializing in machine learning. “We welcome the opportunity to work with a Blue River Technology team that is highly skilled and intensely dedicated...

With Farm Progress Show wrapping up just yesterday, and our own Innovation Series having closed it's doors on 2017 this past Monday with a fantastic meeting in Champaign, IL, at the I Hotel, with those events in the rear...

AgTech is increasingly being used to help solve complex problems in agriculture to meet the needs of our modern, high-tech food system. To keep up with these challenges, companies seek employees with backgrounds in agriculture and information technology, according...

Acclerator, incubator, start-up, connectivity — the buzzwords of the digital age can be clear as, well, mud, writes Alex Sampson on WeeklyTimesNow.com.au. And when lumped under the umbrella term “agtech”, it’s no wonder farmers, investors and business leaders can be...

If you’re interested in an intense, week-long immersion in the use of high-tech products and practices in New Zealand agriculture, then this event could be just the opportunity you are looking for. Space Exploration Asia Sdn Bhd (Malaysia) has partnered...

Here at PrecisionAg® Professional we’re all about the numbers. And taking a look back at the numbers, it appears that many of you thoroughly enjoyed June's featured Listicle, the “Top 10 Most Intriguing Technologies in Agriculture,” making it the top viewed...

Fully Customizable Filters on Sentera Quad Sensor Allow for Unique Crop Health Detection Capabilities Sentera introduces the latest update to its high-precision sensor product line, the Quad Sensor. Featuring four fully customizable imagers, the multispectral Sentera Quad Sensor is a...

Hortau was recently named a CogX Award finalist in the Best Artificial Intelligence Product in Agriculture category. The awards were handed out at last month’s CogX Innovation Exchange and Annual Awards in London, an event that brought together more than...

Driverless robotic machines entered the fields of Gerrish Farms in Rockville, IN in June 2017. Universities and entrepreneurial teams showcased the newest technology in agriculture, demonstrating machines capable of autonomously moving through the fields to plant seeds, identify plant...

Here at PrecisionAg® Professional we're all about the numbers. And taking a look back at the numbers, it appears that many of you thoroughly enjoyed last month's featured Listicle, the "Top 10 Most Intriguing Technologies in Agriculture," making it the top...

PrecisionAg® is pleased to announce the return of its PrecisionAg Vision Conference, October 10-12, 2017. Based on overwhelmingly positive response among attendees at last year’s inaugural event, this year’s conference will again take place in Phoenix, AZ. Conference organizer...

PrecisionAg Professional Editors Matthew Grassi and Paul Schrimpf list unmanned technology as one of the 10 most intriguing technologies in agriculture. Pictured is the autonomous concept tractor from Case IH. This may be a bit of...

For the professionals and organizations providing agronomic and technology advice to farmers, the battle to create a sustainable service business has never been more challenging. The investment and ag-tech sectors’ continuing courtship of agriculture, smoldering for three...