For an industry that started 12,000 years ago, there is a lot of unpredictability and imprecision in agriculture, writes Shon Shah, Principal Program Manager Lead, Azure FarmBeats. To be predictable and precise, we need to align our actions with...

Taranis, a leading precision agriculture company, has announced the opening of its corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA. The company’s new offices will be dedicated to its business and operations, while the Tel Aviv office will remain Taranis’ R&D headquarters...

At the 2019 Agritechnica exposition in Hanover, Germany, John Deere displayed award-winning product innovations and showcased its Future Technology Zone – an exhibit highlighting advanced machine technology concepts that could drive future innovations in agriculture, the company reports. The...

Sentera has announced the launch of the 6X, the highest-performing, most powerful sensor in its class. 6X delivers the data and processing necessary to meet a wide range of customer requirements, from broad acre, specialty, and permanent crop insights...

While it is true that we need to maximize the use of locally available resources in rural areas, application of new technologies can go a long way in improving the quality of life in rural areas, reports Indus Dictum....

After recently celebrating its 10-year anniversary, Agworld has announced its expansion into the Canadian marketplace. Agworld is currently already active in Australia, the U.S., New Zealand, and South Africa, making Canada the fifth major market where Agworld connects the...

At its recent annual Ignite event in Orlando, FL, Microsoft announced that Azure FarmBeats, a project that until now was mostly a research effort, will be available as a public preview and in the Azure Marketplace, writes Frederic Lardinois...

TeleSense, a post-harvest grain monitoring innovator, has announced the general availability of its Cellular SensorSpear to give grain managers and barge operators an easy and reliable way to accurately monitor stored grain, ensuring grain quality while reducing spoilage and...

FluroSat has announced the release of PIVOThermo alert, the first tool in a suite of automatic analytics the company has been building with industry partners across both hemispheres. PIVOThermo is an innovative tool that integrates thermal imagery and machine...

XAG Annual Conference 2019 (XAAC), themed 'Empowering the Next-Gen Farmers', was hosted on 28 October in Guangzhou, China, according to a company release. It brought together 1,300 people, including XAG's strategic partners, solution providers, agricultural experts, and renowned media...

In mid-October, I had spent part of one week visiting companies in the Iowa/Minnesota/South Dakota geography, writes Eric Sfiligoj at CropLife. One of my stops was to see the folks at Raven Industries in Sioux Falls, SD. At that...

Farmers and contractors operating fleets of machinery from different brands will in the near future be able to securely exchange and view machine data through a common interface called DataConnect, according to a news release at Deere & Co....

BASF and WinField United, the crop inputs and insights business of Land O’Lakes, Inc., have announced a new collaboration that will make it easier for growers and retailers to access digital farming solutions across multiple platforms. The two companies will...

The Innovation 2019 silver medal winner revealed by Agritechnica, Dino robot from French company Naïo Technologies is now equipped with an innovative inter-plant weed control solution. By associating a deep learning crop detection technology with a precision electric active...

Celexus, Inc. has announced that it is developing proprietary software using blockchain algorithms specific to the complexities of hemp biomass transactions. Additional technology in development includes drone mapping, soil nutrition, and data analytics, among others. To support its mission...

Raven Industries, Inc. has announced it has acquired Smart Ag Inc., a technology company that develops autonomous farming solutions for agriculture. This acquisition is part of Raven Autonomy, the company’s strategic growth platform to become the industry leader in...

The Global Ag Tech Initiative is looking for select correspondents in key parts of the world to help augment the work of our editorial team this year.

Making good on its pledge to focus on the development of autonomous solutions for agriculture, Sioux Falls, SD-based Raven Industries announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire majority ownership of DOT Technology Corp. (DOT™), manufacturer of...

A lack of robust broadband connectivity in rural areas is the chief obstacle to more U.S. farmers adopting precision agriculture technologies, which would transform domestic food production and boost the U.S. economy, writes Kendra Chamberlain at BroadbandNow. A food crisis...

SoilEssentials Ltd., the award-winning precision farming solutions pioneers, based in Angus, Scotland, will be showcasing an innovative new product for potato growers at the forthcoming BP2019, the potato industry event, reports PotatoPro. Called Tuberzone, this new-to-the-market innovation cleverly tracks and...