Vouchers to stimulate use of precision ag in Europe EU Member States are being called upon to devise technology vouchers fostering precision farming in Europe.
Growing adoption drives farming software market The precision farming software market is expected to reach USD 1,600 million by 2023.
Trimble Farmer Core to connect entire farm operation Trimble launched Farmer Core, an entry-level Trimble Ag Software subscription.
Solinftec solutions available for AGCO customers A partership between AGCO and Solinftec gives AGCO customers access to Solinftec's solutions.
Students tackle ag challenges at AGCO hackathon During its ag hackathon, AGCO presented 4 ag challenges for students to hack innovative solutions.
New John Deere tool helps farmer view average cost John Deere and Granular have released a tool to help farmers view average cost at sub-field level.
Disruption is a dangerous word for agtech I find myself continually hearing about how someone is about to “disrupt” the agricultural world.
"Farm-centric" investment model for venture capitalists Investors gathered in Toronto to discuss how their companies look for and invest in new start-ups.
‘Farmers must think before investing in digitisation’ If investments don't pay off in the long term, digitisation is no more than an expensive hobby.
‘Agtech does not offer much return on investment’ Most farmers are not able to realise the full potential of digital technology, says Andrew Slade.
More tech-adoption pressure in Canada’s food sector Royal Bank of Canada and Microsoft team up to increase adoption of technology by Canadian farmers.
What can blockchain do for agricultural data? What does blockchain mean to farmers and others in the ag industry?
Smart harvest tech becoming more cost efficient The cost efficiency of smart harvest technologies is to gain exponential growth.
Minimising planting variability improves corn yields Field demonstrations show that corn yields improve when planting variability is minimized.
7 ways to use drones to full potential on arable farms Licensed drone pilot Simon Holton outlines the best ways to use drones to their full potential.
Air Scout thermal images show crops in a new light How agronomists view the land they look after is changing at a rapid rate.
British trial shows precision farming can pay A trial carried out across 3 farms in the British Midlands shows that precision farming can pay.
Big data helps control pathogen outbreaks Large-scale data-collection networks have been used to predict & control pest pressures on farms.
Barley grass confirmed resistant to glyphosate Northern barley grass, has been confirmed resistant to the key herbicide glyphosate in S Australia.
EU Code of Conduct on agricultural data sharing EU agri-food chain associations recently launched a joint EU Code of Conduct on agri data sharing.