Water on the blockchain? Your eye-roll is forgiven, says Wired. But local water trading, in one form or another, is likely to soon become a force in California agriculture, says Ellen Hanak, director of water policy at the Public...

It’s only been within the last few years that AI has made its debut in the agriculture sector, reports Greenhouse Grower. We’re now seeing a rapid roll-out of the technology thanks to unprecedented investment in this area. In the...

Ceres Imaging, an aerial spectral imagery and analytics company that improves decision making by providing farmers a comprehensive view of their farm, today announced an expanded platform partnership agreement with The Climate Corporation (Climate), a subsidiary of Bayer, to...

Technology always changes the way we think and how we do things, posts Scott Elliott, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, at USDA.gov. Now, thanks to research at Michigan State University (MSU), farmers have a new tool to determine...

Rajan Aiyer is the Managing Director for Trimble, SAARC region, according to Chander Mohan, who interviewed him at Krishi Jagran. Aiyer is responsible for Trimble operations in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka and under his leadership...

PrecisionAg® Professional Update now has a new web home: CropLife.com. The same great content and editorial expertise you are accustomed to reading each week now is conveniently accessible at CropLife.com/Precision, where we’re widening our coverage of the U.S. crop...

A mass application of drones for artificial pollination is helping fruit farmers in Korla, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, to take advantage of a full-blossom period of fruit plants in the next two weeks to grow premium fruits,...

The development of IoT for agriculture is still in its early stages, but it looks promising as more farmers are putting these technologies to work, writes Campbell Kwan at TechRepublic.com. Australian agriculture has historically been defined by long droughts and...

Ongoing uncertainty over Brexit has increased awareness among Irish companies of the need to diversify exports into new markets, writes Dr. Ureshnie Govender at the Irish Independent. In the agritech sector, where the consequences of a hard Brexit could...

Coming up May 3 in Winnipeg, the Western Drone Show is expected to provide an opportunity for farmers, researchers, agronomists, students, teachers and industry to learn about the latest developments in drone technology and new federal regulations, writes Ron...

Scientists with the company Cuberg have crafted a new battery that comes with a way to scale up in the real world. The startup, with backing from Boeing, venture capitalists, and the U.S. Department of Energy, has demonstrated the...

Global precision agriculture leader Trimble said that it is committed to the Indian government’s mission of doubling farmers’ income and is pursuing a three-pronged strategy to increase the adoption of precision agriculture in India in order to boost farm...

In a recent annual report, agribusiness giant Olam provided a few glimpses into how it sees technology and its vision to transform itself into a more competitive agri-business in the digital age, reports Tech Wire Asia. “The scale of opportunity brought...

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) Corp. said Thursday it plans to start a trial of farming support service using drones and artificial intelligence technology, writes Editor Mu Xuequan for XinhuaNet.com. According to the telecommunications company, it will conduct the trial...

U.S. association Western Growers has launched a new interactive directory that acts as a marketplace for agricultural technology (agtech) startups, according to an article on FreshFruitPortal.com. This directory allows users to identify, research, and connect with start-up companies who are...

ServiTech, Inc., the nation's largest crop consulting and agricultural laboratory cooperative, has introduced the ServiTech Bridge Field Intelligence platform to growers and ag retailers for the 2019 planting season. A subscription-based service available for mobile devices as well as...

The Australian federal government is investing more than $9.2 million in 110 projects that help farmers and rural communities by using technology such as drones to aid them in their daily processes, writes ManMonthly.com. According to the website, the businesses...

A Purdue University researcher has come up with a patented design for drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles, that works in windy conditions, is more energy efficient, and can handle a larger payload. Credit: Xiumin Diao/Purdue...

Sentera has announced the launch of a miniature high-speed brushless gimbal customized for Sentera Single sensors mounted on DJI Phantom 4 Pro V2.0 equipment, according to a press release on Sentera.com. The gimbal boosts acres-per-hour coverage by 40 percent,...