Standards needed for LED lighting in greenhouses According to Rutgers University standards are needed for LED lighting in greenhouses.
"Put Data to Work" and 2020 predictions for farmers Growers in my home country of Canada and worldwide had more than their fair share of challenges in 2019.
Drones effective tools for fruit farmers The University of Idaho researches ways drones could be employed for fruit orchards and tree nurseries.
New sensor measures nitrate in soil real-time A new technology for measuring nitrate levels could enable optimisation of fertiliser application.
Lindsay and Farmers Edge integrate digital platforms Lindsay Corporation and Farmers Edge aim to connect and digitise 2 million irrigated acres by the end of 2021.
Wageningen researches efficiency of vertical farming Researchers of Wageningen University & Research are looking at how vertical farming can be more efficient.
Ag Leader launches SureSpeed high-speed planting system Ag Leader's SureSpeed serves row crop farmers with seed placement at speeds up to 12 miles per hour.
Naïo Technologies raises € 14 million French agricultural robots start-up aims to prepare its farm robots for mass production.
Sencrop weather station network to improve water quality In the UK a network of on-farm weather stations is trialled in a bid to improve water quality at source.
Keeping farms (and bank accounts) green Agriculture needs more fintech innovation to remove financial barriers for precision farmers.
MySOYL margin tool to manage farm profitability The MySOYL analysis tool enables growers to look at a range of financial performance metrics.
Micron sprayers to reduce drift potential by over 90% Micron’s drift reducing sprayers show a proven drift potential reduction of over 90%.
Blockchain connects coffee farmers with consumers Farmer Connect and IBM launched an app with which coffee drinkers can trace their coffee.
XAG launches autonomous farm robot XAG has released the R80 Agricultural Utility Vehicle, an autonomous, multifunctional farm robot.
Robots rule at Fira in Toulouse At the Fira robot congress some 20 robots were on display, mostly focusing on weed control.