Algae biofertilizer rises plant performance up to 10% Brazilian blue-green algae can be produced without harming the environment.
Three harvests per year with the help of smart irrigation The Brazilian farmer Antonio Luís Revolta aims to harvest three soybean crops in just one season.
New Brazilian start-ups sprout on daily basis amid Covid-19 Radar AgTech identifies 1,574 agtech start-ups in Brazil, a 40% increase compared to 2019.
Drones count plants with great precision and at low cost Embrapa has developed a new solution that uses drones for detecting and counting plants.
Drone spraying system reduces water usage by up to 96% Corteva AgriScience and Arpac developed a drone spraying system that uses 10 liter per hectare.
Start-up uses AI and GPS to optimise on-farm logistics Agromizer offers a system to optimise on-farm routings to save time and reduce fuel consumption.
Biopesticide uses bacterial strains to control caterpillars Biopesticide Acera developed for combating caterpillars in soybeans, corn and cotton.
App creates fertiliser prescriptions for different cultures AdubaTec app tells Brazilian growers how much fertiliser to use and is to serve as a database for soil maps.
Brazilian "superdrone" certified for 30 km BVLOS flights The XMobots Echar 20D can perform various agricultural tasks and cover up till 7,100 hectares per flight.
Portable NIR scanner analyses crops in under a minute Grandeo's device uses infrared to scan and analyse soil and crops in the field.
Jacto 400 JAV: Autonomous solution for precision spraying The Jacto 4000 JAV sprayer can operate autonomously. Laser-scanning ensures optimised application.
Drip irrigation definitely viable for large farms Drip irrigation is well known for its use on small plots. But is it also profitable for large areas?
Jacto launches hybrid self-propelled seed drill Uniport Planter 500 can cover 22 ha per hour in regular conditions and improves energy efficiency by 95%.
Agtech helps sugarcane grower face COVID-19 crisis How precision farming technology compensates for plummeting ethanol and sugar cane prices.
Brazilian big cities embrace urban farming In the Brazilian cities of São Paulo and Porto Alegre large vertical farming projects are being started.
Peanut grower increases yield with precision ag tools Brazilian peanut grower José Luis de Souza Neto has increased his yield with the help of precision ag tools.
Digital agronomists the link between data and crops Digital technologies are opening up an entire ‘new world’ regarding crop management.
Brazilian agtech boom produces 1.125 start-ups Brazil already has 1,125 agtech companies, according to the study “Radar Agtechs Brasil 2019”.
Agrorobótica analyses soil samples using NASA tech Agrorobótica uses NASA technology to provide farmers with quick and affordable soil analysis.
Arc GIS takes farms’ efficiency to industrial level Esri allows integration of agronomic and business administration indexes within a single platform.