Connectivity
March 27, 2017
As of early 2017, Plantium had about 600 Atlas-enabled devices (monitors and smart antennas) placed with customers and in operation around Argentina.
Plantium in Santa Fe, Argentina, is a full-service provider of precision agricultural guidance systems...
Market Watch
February 23, 2017
Matt Damon farming potatoes on Mars in "The Martian"
In early 2016, I was lucky enough to hike the Salkantay Mountain range in Peru. It’s about a 50 mile hike at elevations up to 15,000 feet....
Market Watch
February 7, 2017
AgLaunch continues to expand its farm-centric innovation platform to accelerate the process of bringing new ideas into agriculture, according to a press release from the Memphis, TN-based startup incubator.
The organization offers a one-stop shop for researchers, farmers, logistic providers,...
In-Field Technologies
January 30, 2017
Blue River’s weed-targeting See & Spray technology spent 2016 in California getting put through its paces. In 2017, research and testing shifts to the Southeast.
At the PrecisionAg® Vision Conference last October, Bill Schmarzo, renowned expert...
In-Field Technologies
January 27, 2017
There are a number of robotics providers that are demonstrating autonomous driving, delicate handling, high-speed motion, and independent data collection in agriculture.
Agriculture has both led and trailed in the use of technology over the past...
Market Watch
January 23, 2017
Technology is going mobile, allowing growers to access information in the field from tablets or phones. Photo courtesy of Highland Precision Ag
This year, the iPhone will celebrate its 10th birthday. In only a decade, smartphones...
Market Watch
January 20, 2017
With President-Elect Donald Trump's selection of Sonny Perdue as the new proposed Secretary of Agriculture, it brings a new set of questions as to the broader impact on the future of entire agriculture industry spectrum, including ag technology. Below...
Market Watch
January 18, 2017
Tej Kohli, a serial entrepreneur, global businessman and philanthropist, has announced he has earmarked an initial $25 million USD, through his family office, Kohli Ventures, for a high impact investment fund. The Kohli Impact Investment Initiative will be used to...
In-Field Technologies
January 3, 2017
A nearly $1 million grant from the USDA is helping University of California researchers refine collaborative robotic technology that could change the way crops are maintained worldwide, saving millions of gallons of water each year and taking precision agriculture...
Market Watch
December 29, 2016
Talk a quick look around our website and we hope you’ll notice it’s significantly different as we head into 2017 – PrecisionAg.com is now the Global Hub for Ag Tech Innovation. It’s a roll-up of the best we can...
In-Field Technologies
December 29, 2016
Source: Tractica
The market for agricultural robots is developing at a rapid pace, with a large number of established and startup agricultural technology companies developing, piloting, and launching an innovative range of robotic systems to tackle...
In-Field Technologies
December 8, 2016
The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has announced the availability of $3 million in available funding for robotics research, application and education for agricultural systems that benefit consumers and rural communities.
The funding is made available through...
In-Field Technologies
November 10, 2016
THRIVE is looking for high growth ag tech companies with an in-market solution that are positioned to scale. The top 50 will be invited to attend the THRIVE Open Innovation Forum and the top 10 will be invited to pitch.
THRIVE...
Analytics
November 4, 2016
The global precision agriculture market is currently at a nascent stage of growth. With the rise of tech savvy Gen Y and millennial farmers as well as the need for increased cost efficiencies associated with climate change, including water...
Market Watch
October 27, 2016
Pardon the baseball pun (GO TRIBE!), but I think it’s safe to say that last week’s inaugural Vision Conference touched all the bags on the future of smart, or digital, data-driven farming. IoT, weather data, the future of venture...
Market Watch
August 30, 2016
Autonomous Solutions, Inc. (ASI) and CNH Industrial have announced the unveiling of concept autonomous tractors. ASI is CNH Industrial’s technology provider responsible for developing autonomous vehicle technology for a concept cabless Case IH Magnum and a concept New Holland...
In-Field Technologies
August 10, 2016
SRI International today announced the spin-out and launch of Abundant Robotics, an agriculture technology company focused on helping make nutritious foods such as apples and other tree fruits more accessible. Abundant will commercialize and build on several years of...
In-Field Technologies
April 25, 2016
Adama Agricultural Solutions has partnered with SwarmFarm Robotics, an Australian technology company, in a joint development program aimed at bringing autonomous robotics to the field of crop protection.
SwarmFarm has developed the world’s first “swarming” robots, which work in groups...
Data Management
August 4, 2015
AGCO Corp. announces the arrival of the SOLO AGCO EDITION Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). Utilizing intuitive mission planning and cloud-based, high-resolution mapping software, the UAV is easy to use and can increase farmers' efficiency, says the company.
With the SOLO...
Market Watch
September 30, 2014
Zone Automation is a new approach to ensure every zone in the plant is designed to work efficiently together in order to increase speed, accuracy and ease of operation.
