Drones | UAVs
July 21, 2020
Drone spraying has been widely used in Southeast Asian countries such as China and Japan with great results, reports sUAS News. Now the trend is spreading to the U.S. and Europe as well.
Currently, we are seeing a significant increase...
Market Watch
July 20, 2020
Iowa State University (ISU), a U.S. leader in agricultural modelling, and FluroSat, a world leader in agronomic decision support and remote field sensing, have announced their collaboration through a research project to advance predictability of N management.
The collaboration is...
Market Watch
July 17, 2020
Agriculture has been one of the core pillars of human existence and development over the millennia and, while it continues to serve that crucial role today, the industry faces bigger challenges by the day, writes Joe Devanesan at Tech...
Market Watch
July 16, 2020
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Rantizo secures FAA approval for multiple UAVs and drives greater autonomy and efficiency in crop protection application by air. CEO Michael Ott shares this latest company news with AgriBusiness Global Editor David Frabotta....
Connectivity
July 15, 2020
Today, 49 organizations spanning multiple industries announced they have joined forces as part of a new coalition dedicated to helping close America’s digital divide. Convened by farmer-owned cooperative Land O’Lakes, Inc., the newly formed American Connection Project Broadband Coalition (ACPBC or...
Market Watch
July 14, 2020
At the same time, while Kenya’s food deficit has decreased, it remains higher than the sub-Saharan Africa and world averages, reports KBC. With the ambitions of an annual economic growth of 10%, food security was made a key part...
Farm to Fork
July 13, 2020
The fruit industry has become very complex with the amount of data available from packing and cooling facilities plus increasingly strict export regulations, according to FreshPlaza. “You have to be able to give simple answers to complex questions,” says...
Market Watch
July 10, 2020
Cargill Inc. last week announced it has mapped out its entire supply chain for soybeans in Brazil, where the destruction of forest to make land to grow the crop has produced an environmental conflict with global attention, writes Evan...
Market Watch
July 9, 2020
Growers Edge Financial, Inc. has announced the close of a $40 million Series B round of financing to accelerate the development and market penetration of its innovative financial technology products, solutions and tools for the ag industry. Led by...
Market Watch
July 8, 2020
Listen to what Amy Amsus had to say about SIMPAS at the CropLife State of the Industry 2020 Seminar.
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Market Watch
July 8, 2020
2020’s Precision Agriculture Dealership Survey, like 2019’s, showed further steps toward a future where crop management decisions will be guided more and more by data collected from fields, write Bruce Erickson and James Lowenberg-DeBoer at CropLife. The CropLife/Purdue Precision Survey...
Market Watch
July 7, 2020
They might be in a minority but their work is inspiring, reports Financial Express. We are referring to some of the homegrown agritech startups that are transforming Indian agriculture by developing innovative digital solutions to maximize productivity, improve market...
Market Watch
July 6, 2020
The Rural Cloud Initiative (RCI), a unique coalition of network and edge innovation partners committed to promoting and accelerating the digital transformation of rural America, has announced a series of technology and business value milestones. Launched by Trilogy Networks earlier this...
Market Watch
July 3, 2020
In tree fruits, precision orchard management and mechanization are natural associations, writes Gregory Lang at Growing Produce. Precision orchard management is about quantification to make optimal decisions, such as: How many leaves are needed to grow a sweet cherry...
Market Watch
July 2, 2020
FMC Corporation has announced it has launched FMC Ventures. The new venture capital arm of FMC Corporation is targeting strategic investments in start-ups and early-stage companies that are developing and applying emerging technologies in the agricultural industry.
"At FMC, we...
Market Watch
July 1, 2020
Farming finally meets 21st Century technology with a recent announcement from FieldMicro, an innovative automated agriculture and farm control monitoring system including SmartFarm, a platform that uses smart technology to make farming simpler and more efficient. Whether farming crops...
Market Watch
June 30, 2020
Taranis has announced its agreement with UPL Ltd., a multinational agrochemical company and one of the five largest agricultural solutions companies worldwide, for exclusive monitoring of UPL’s sugarcane acreage across Brazil. Through its unique FLY UP program, Taranis will...
Market Watch
June 29, 2020
Indoor Ag-Con, LLC has announced the latest topic for its Indoor Ag-Conversations monthly free webinar series, reports Greenhouse Grower. Hosted by Agritecture Consulting, the “MegaTrends in Indoor Farming” panel discussion will cover megatrends in food, agriculture technology, and vertical farming.
Scheduled...
Market Watch
June 26, 2020
The developments in agricultural robotics, machine vision, and AI will drive a deep and far-reaching transformation of the way farming is carried out. Yes, today the fleet sizes and the total area covered by new robots are still vanishingly...
Market Watch
June 25, 2020
When asked what gives organic growers the advantage during tough times like these, producers gave us a surprising answer: technology.
On reflection, however, it makes sense, writes Carol Miller at Growing Produce. Precision agriculture’s aim is to address many of the...
