The average sprayer found in U.S. orchards, vineyards, and fields is about 20 years old, making the field ripe for advancement, writes David Eddy at Growing Produce. Several companies have accepted the challenge, though they have approached it in...

Results from American Vegetable Grower’s annual State of the Industry grower survey are in and tabulated, reports Growing Produce. When it comes to technology adoption at the grower level, the numbers indicate that it remains a bit of a mixed...

Six years ago, the leadership at Ohio cooperative Luckey Farmers, Inc., could see clearly that its business was in need of change, writes Paul Schrimpf at CropLife. Internally, managers and employees were struggling with efficiency and customer management processes...

Researchers at the University of Illinois are looking at a type of artificial intelligence to see if it can help predict farm yields, reports The Center Square. Farmers may love the land, but they are increasingly relying on artificial intelligence...

It used to be almost a joke, seeing some variation on the expression, “labor pains,” used by a new editor here at Meister Media Worldwide, writes David Eddy at Growing Produce. We cover the gamut of specialty crops, among other...

At $64.7 billion, specialty crops comprised one-third of U.S. crop receipts and one-sixth of receipts for all U.S. agricultural products in 2017. USDA funded $287.7 million towards 213 specialty crop automation or mechanization projects from 2008 – 2018. Title VII...

The U.S. and China signed a trade deal to undo some tariffs Wednesday, but thorny details remain unresolved, including how China treats intellectual property, writes Scott Tong at Marketplace. The U.S. accuses Chinese actors of stealing American ideas, including agricultural...

Technology and precision agriculture at the retail dealership is a tale of two distinct, opposing perspectives, writes Paul Schrimpf at CropLife. The broader view paints a picture of future data compatibility, value-rich farmer interfaces that provide growers with insight...

Reza Ehsani has been on a mission ever since he received a Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering from the University of California, Davis, way back in 2000, when he was among the first students trained in precision agriculture, writes David...

Israeli agritech startup Edete Precision Technologies for Agriculture has successfully completed field trials in almond orchards in Israel using its unique mechanical pollen harvesting and pollination system. The field trials are crucial for advancing the company's planned entry into...

Sony Electronics Inc. has announced a Version 2.0 software update for its Smart Agriculture Solution aimed at providing agricultural customers with new AI-based imaging capabilities. These new features, based on industry feedback, provide expanded functionality and are planned for...

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.

Australian farmer Andrew Slade got interested in ag tech while researching the possibilities of expanding the family business, reports Future Farming. “We invested quite heavily in labor-saving equipment. When we made our business as efficient as possible, I looked...

When U.S. Congress reformed the tax code in late 2017, it naturally had broad implications on businesses and non-profits nationwide. Unfortunately, one of the unforeseen impacts of the tax reform has hampered rural electric co-ops’ (REC’s) ability to develop...

You have challenges. The cost and availability of quality labor. Food safety issues. Trade pressures. Making efficient use of scarce water resources. Dealing with mountains of data from all of the latest tools and technology, but having no way...

https://youtu.be/FoIo8RxwloU Rantizo’s drone-spraying platform is growing in broad-area crops in the U.S., where many said it wasn’t feasible. We talk to CEO Michael Ott to understand how this emerging application method is getting traction with retailers and growers at any...

Toronto-based Deveron UAS Corp. ,  a leading agriculture digital services and analytics provider in North America, has entered into an agreement to acquire Kansas City, MO-based digital agriculture provider Atlas Team. The acquisition will allow Deveron to continue to...

The Federal Communications Commission is forming a new task force to advise the commission on how to ensure farmers and ranchers have the connectivity they need to use and benefit from precision agriculture, according to an article by the...

https://youtu.be/4vUynG5Wrl4 Jonah Kolb of Moore & Warner joins PrecisionAg's Paul Schrimpf for a discussion of data and technology in the near and medium term for precision agriculture stakeholders working in the U.S. Midwest....

Looking at the challenges to the adoption of precision agriculture, we’ve talked often about the ‘digital divide’ that exists between rural and urban areas of the U.S. Broadband availability and reliability lags considerably behind in rural areas, bottlenecking the...