Data Management
November 7, 2017
DJI showcased new hardware and software advancements that make it easier for businesses across multiple industries to incorporate drones into their daily operations at its AirWorks user conference in Denver today.
During the keynote presentation, DJI demonstrated its new FlightHub...
Data Management
November 7, 2017
As the harvest season comes to a close, a quick look at Twitter gives us some insights into how things went. Many had great shots of harvesters and grain carts with the next generation driving them, which was amazing...
Drones | UAVs
November 7, 2017
Sentera announced today availability of gimbaled Double 4k and Quad sensors for the popular DJI Inspire 2 drone. Sentera's swappable precision crop health sensors paired with the Inspire 2 offers agronomists, crop consultants, and growers an economical way to...
Connectivity
November 7, 2017
Farmobile today announced a strategic partnership with AmTrust Agriculture Insurance Services, a subsidiary of AmTrust Financial, Inc., a multinational property and casualty insurer specializing in coverage for small business. The agreement, effective immediately, will allow the two companies to...
Market Watch
November 6, 2017
So busy were we at PrecisionAg® in staying on top of this fast-changing industry that we nearly lost sight of an important milestone. Twenty years ago the first edition of PrecisionAg Illustrated – forebear to today’s PrecisionAg Professional and...
Digital Farming
November 6, 2017
Yara International completed the acquisition of Agronomic Technology Corp (ATC), which operates Adapt-N, a leading nitrogen recommendation platform in the US that improves farmer profitability and agricultural sustainability.
In line with Yara’s strategy to accelerate its investments in digital farming,...
Imagery
November 3, 2017
Ceres Imaging, which specializes in spectral imaging technology to help farmers increase yields by more efficiently applying water and fertilizer, announced it has raised $2.5 million in Series A financing from Romulus Capital.
Ceres Imaging uses aerial imagery and spectral...
Market Watch
November 2, 2017
In recent years, producers in Mato Grosso have experienced a stagnation of productivity and increased production costs, limiting crop production and thus tightening their overall margins. With growing demand for the commodities of Mato Grosso, this productive sector finds...
Drones | UAVs
November 2, 2017
President Trump recently announced the new Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program to accelerate the integration of UAS into our nation’s busy airspace and to spur innovation, according to a press release sent out by FAA this afternoon.
The...
Market Watch
November 2, 2017
The Kokoda Track — a 60-mile path in Papua New Guinea — offered plenty of opportunities to learn about local agriculture.
I recently spent two weeks in the Central Highlands area of Papua New Guinea (PNG)...
Digital Farming
November 1, 2017
Agriculture is big business in Brazil, which is the fifth largest country in the world. It is a nation with a very well developed and professional farming sector and a number of large operators, according to a press release...
Market Watch
October 31, 2017
Staying on top of the hundreds of product and service providers in precision agriculture and ag-tech companies can be difficult — until now.
With the "Guide to Precision Agriculture and Ag-Tech Companies" compiled by the editors of Meister Media Worldwide, you’ll...
Data Management
October 31, 2017
Ag tech company Farmobile has reaped a substantial Series B funding round that positions the firm to rapidly accelerate across the world, reports Bobby Burch on StartlandNews.com.
The Overland Park, KS-based company announced Friday that it raised $18.1 million to...
Market Watch
October 30, 2017
Come December, tur growers in Karnataka can look forward to the prospect of having a better visibility on the price trend of the red gram at least for the next six months, which could help them take an informed...
Connectivity
October 30, 2017
Trimble has introduced the Trimble GFX-750 display system for agriculture applications. The display system comes with the simple-to-install, roof-mounted NAV-900 guidance controller featuring Trimble's most advanced multi-constellation GNSS receiver. The satellite coverage provides farmers with more robust signal availability...
Data Management
October 28, 2017
(This monthly column takes some crazy sounding ideas and applies them to the field of Ag Tech. The purpose of this is purely entertainment, but hey, if we can spread ideas or ignite imaginations, how awesome is that?)
Volume...
Drones | UAVs
October 24, 2017
Just in time for the holiday ag drone shopping season (lol) Parrot — the French drone manufacturer most known for its Bebop line of consumer-focused birds — has announced the availability of its newest and first-of-its-kind ag-focused drone, the...
Market Watch
October 24, 2017
Silicon Valley Forum have announced their upcoming hackathon #CropsonMars, presented in partnership with New Zealand company Autogrow. Held from November 4-5, 2017, the hackathon invites participants to tackle a futuristic problem with real-world impact: how would one grow sustainable crops...
Farm to Fork
October 23, 2017
An agronomist on the pre-show tour at Ak-Chin Farms in Maricopa, AZ.
Now about a week removed from our second annual PrecisionAg Vision Conference in Phoenix, AZ, it’s glaringly clear that ag tech as an industry...
Market Watch
October 20, 2017
The world’s largest robotic field scanner at the University of Arizona’s Maricopa Agricultural Center, or MAC, near Phoenix, AZ. The Scanalyzer weighs 50,000 pounds and generates 5-8 terabytes of data daily on 1 acre that’s...
