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Vertical Farming and the Future of Automation in Agriculture
Right now, the focus is to take vertical farming to the next level by developing smart robots which can increase precision and productivity, while minimizing environmental impact and risk.
Protecting Farms Against Floodwater: 8 Advanced Techniques
The industry will likely experience more connectivity as farmers use technology to share data and warn other professionals. Eventually, widespread adoption will fuel the creation of more ingenious floodwater protection devices, as well as various other beneficial inventions.
Vertical Farming: Turning Deserts into Fresh Food Hubs
Vertical farming technologies allow for collecting the humidity produced by plants. With recirculating and recycling techniques, hydroponic and aquaponic systems can reuse 98% of water, which makes vertical farms feasible in deserts.
From Picking Tomatoes to Vaccinating Fish, Agricultural Robots Show Future of Farming
The future of farming was on display at the recent “First China Agricultural Robot Innovation Competition” as teams from universities, scientific research institutes and technology companies showcased their innovations.
Integrating Sensors Key to Improving Environmental Conditions for Growing
When precision is needed to improve the yield of a grow room, consider all the factors that must be controlled. Integrating sensors to monitor these attributes are key to improving the environmental conditions of a grower.
Case Study: Improving Farm Efficiency
Farmers Edge solutions delivered an integrated software platform that helped the Tollefson Farm become more predictive on a number of fronts.
AI in Agriculture: The Future of Sustainable Farming
While applications like autonomous driving get most of the headlines around AI, this technology has become essential to the fabric of our digital lives.
AgriTech - Featured Stories
Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator Selects Five Early-Stage Sustainable Indoor Agriculture Companies
The program’s ninth cohort will receive non-dilutive funding for research and development at Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
How Technology is Helping with Timing Crop Harvesting
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Agriculture has been one of the slowest fields to adopt new technology, but as demand increases, these new tools can help take up the slack.
LettUs Grow, GrowStack, Digital Farming & Farm Urban collaborating to deliver four social-impact vertical farming projects in Wales.
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This is one of the widest collaborations between leading CEA tech providers in the UK to date, with a focus on delivering vertical farms across different locations in Wales as part of a social-impact and community focused project called Crop Cycle.
AgriTech - News Headlines
Plenty Honored Twice by Fruit Growers and Vegetable Growers News for Fruit + Vegetable 40 under 40 Awards
Dr. Mike Schwieterman and Brian Pedersen Both Recognized for Exceptional Leadership, Innovative Thinking, and Commitment to the Future of the Fruit and Vegetable Industry
Extreme Tech Challenge Announces Strategic Partnership With the Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to Advance Technology-Enabled Resilient Food Systems
In support of this vision, FAO and XTC announced the creation of the World Food Forum Startup Innovation Awards, powered by XTC, during the XTC 2021 Global Finals presented by TechCrunch.
80 ACRES FARMS CEO MIKE ZELKIND JOINS CEO KEYNOTE LINE-UP FOR IN-PERSON INDOOR AG-CON IN ORLANDO - OCTOBER 4-5, 2021
80 Acres Farms CEO Mike Zelkind will lead the Day Two CEO Keynote Address for the in-person October 4-5, 2021 edition of Indoor Ag-Con at the Hilton Orlando. Themed "Growing Your Business," the trade show and conference for indoor |vertical farming | controlled environment agriculture will give attendees the opportunity to explore new resources on the expo floor and hear from Zelkind, other CEOs, thought leaders and industry experts from today's cutting-edge farms and innovative companies.
SOLLUM TECHNOLOGIES RECEIVES THE DLC CERTIFICATION
"Beyond the conclusive tests we have conducted at Sollum, the DLC certification is final confirmation of our lighting solution's efficiency by an independent and reputable third party," declared Gabriel Dupras, Vice President of Research and Development for Sollum Technologies.
Precision Farming Market 2021: SWOT Analysis Of Key Driving Factors For Growing CAGR Value
A recent report published by Precision Business Insights on Precision Farming Market provides in-depth analysis of segments and sub-segments in the global as well as regional.
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