Since ancient times China has been an agricultural country, with both huge demand for and large-scale production of a wide range of agricultural products, writes Shuqing Chen at Synced. China’s per capita arable land area however is far less...

It is a great time to be an agribusiness in India writes Sohini Mitter at YourStory. Although we’ve traditionally been an agrarian economy, with nearly two-thirds of the country’s population earning its livelihood on farms, there is a renewed...

Valley Irrigation is gaining traction with the initial launch of Valley Insights service. Through the partnership between Valley Irrigation and Prospera Technologies announced in February 2019, the Valley Insights limited release has demonstrated successful results this growing season, turning...

Kenyan agri-tech startup Lentera has signed a working capital finance facility with the Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KCIC) to enable it to provide climate smart agriculture solutions to more farmers while it seeks equity investment, writes Tom Jackson at...

UAVOS has announced the addition of R22-UV unmanned helicopter to its agriculture unmanned aircraft portfolio for spraying for diseases, weed and pest control, and vegetative control. R22-UV is a manned Robinson-22 helicopter converted by UAVOS to an unmanned aircraft. “Precision...

The disruptive and dynamic potential of blockchain is already well heralded. However, its reach is only now starting to permeate through significant enterprises that are helping boost the capabilities of the blockchain, writes Darryn Pollock at Forbes. A recent partnership...

Trimble has announced its next-generation WeedSeeker 2 spot spray system. Building on more than 25 years of experience in agriculture, Trimble's new sensor solution and system provides growers up to 90 percent savings in input costs when targeting and...

USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy has announced that USDA is investing $152 million in 19 projects to provide or improve rural broadband service in 14 states. “Deploying high-speed broadband internet connectivity, or ‘e-Connectivity,’ in rural...

Farmers around the world are facing the urgent question of how to sustainably feed a global population expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050 — and the answer, in part, might be found nestled among the cornstalks and soybeans...

The National Grape Research Alliance and the USDA's Agricultural Research Service have partnered to create the NGRA-ARS Sensor Technology Workshop, November 13, 2019, in Sacramento, CA. There, nearly 30 scientists from ARS and other academic institutions will present their...

Big commercial drone industry news dropped recently with FAA announcing approval of UPS’ last mile drone delivery business – UPS Flight Forward – for Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) medical supply delivery in North Carolina, writes Matthew Grassi...

Sentera has announced that its Tassel Count analytics product will be available to all FieldAgent customers in March 2020. Instead of forecasting yield using a small number of spot samples, Sentera tassel count analytics tool allows users to more precisely...

On a recent bright, clear day in eastern Nebraska, a small red machine crept through a lush field of soybeans, reports Christina Stella at High Plains Public Radio. From the highway, it looked like a small tractor. Up close,...

About 60% of the population in Thailand engages in agriculture work, and in rural areas, it is as high as 90% of the population, according to the FAO. This scenario repeats itself in other ASEAN countries and in emerging...

Bayer Crop Science has agreed to work with Ant Financial, the payments affiliate of Alibaba, to develop a blockchain-based system for agricultural product monitoring, reports Richard Meyer at CoinDesk. The companies signed a letter of intent to utilize blockchain...

Bayer and XAG has recently collaborated in Hangzhou, China to host a crop dusting drone demonstration on citrus trees, according to a company press release. Justin Gong, Co-founder and Vice President of XAG, together with Bayer's crop scientists and...

Agricultural robotics is the undoubted solution for reducing the drudgery of work for producers. It allows them to provide quality food in sufficient quantity for the increasingly growing global population. The International Forum of Agricultural Robotics...

Sentera has announced an expanded partnership with Crop Risk Services (CRS), an AIG company and a leading primary crop insurance managing general agent. The partnership will provide CRS adjusters, agents, and customers with precise, efficient aerial imaging and analytics...

A young inventor and entrepreneur from northwest Indiana thinks the future of farm tractors is smaller, lighter, and abundant, writes Wes Mills at Inside INdiana Business. Zack James is the founder of Rabbit Tractors Inc. in Cedar Lake. James...

For the past 30 years, black farmers in Africa have grown crops on small plots, communal farmlands, and even commercial farms mostly to feed families and sell for meagre profits, writes Rochelle Neidel at New Era Live. As farmers...