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Solving the Energy Problem of Vertical Farming
LED manufacturers are actively working to improve upon existing technologies helping to create more efficient lighting capable of providing a dramatic increase in yields with reduced energy consumption and lower overall costs
AI-powered Laserweeding: A New Tool for Weed Control
The LaserWeeder is a pull-behind robot that seamlessly attaches to the back of tractors. LaserWeeder combines AI, computer vision software, deep learning models and lasers to identify weeds and target them for elimination.
Fieldin Partners With Fruitspec to Provide Yield Inventory Technology to Apple Growers in the Pacific Northwest
FruitSpec’s innovative technologies automatically track fruit sizes and quantities throughout the growing season so growers, packing houses and sales desks can better align fruit inventories to meet market demands.
Light Interaction With Plants: Reflection, Emission and Absorption
But how do plants interact with light? There are three main types of interaction: absorption, reflection, and emission. What does each of them mean in the context of plants? How do they differ from each other?
Is Climate Change Impacting the Growth of Commercial Agriculture?
It is important to remember that technology should be viewed as a tool that can be used to optimize or improve the situation. What it isn’t, however, is a free pass to continue implementing unsustainable practices.
The Role of AI and Machine Learning in Advancing Sustainable Biologicals in Agriculture
AI and machine learning solutions can help identify new microbial strains with beneficial agricultural properties, marking them as good candidates to improve biologicals such as biopesticides, biofertilizers, and biostimulants.
The Sky’s the Limit for Vertical Farming at University of Washington
Project IF (Indoor farm) is a small hydroponic farm housed in the basement of an on-campus academic building. This registered student organization (RSO) grows fresh food without the need for soil in hydroponic ZipGrow Towers.
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Valmont Records Longest BVLOS Drone Flight on the Wings of T-Mobile 5G
The Un-carrier helps Valmont capture mission-critical data in industry-first beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone inspection operation
UGA awarded $4 million to design farm of the future
The long-term goal of the 4-D Farm is to develop climate-smart production systems leveraging renewable energy, automation, intelligence and human capital to meet the required food and fiber needs of a burgeoning world population.
Purdue agrivoltaic farming structures and software harvest solar power at lower cost and with minimal impact on crop yield
Innovative modules created at the College of Agriculture and College of Engineering are mounted low and rotate to allow farm equipment to pass
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Fluence Announces Major Presence and Product Launch at GreenTech Amsterdam 2023
This year's GreenTech, one of the world's leading horticulture events, includes speaking sessions featuring Fluence experts and the launch of Fluence's newest VYPR product
Bobcat Company announces investment in Agtonomy to accelerate technology in ag industry
Investment aligns with Bobcat's ongoing strategy to empower farmers, specialty growers and others in agribusiness with innovative equipment to accomplish more
Source.ag receives continued investment to empower the world's growers with AI, bringing total Series A to $27m
With this latest round of investment, the total amount raised in the Series A funding now stands at $27M, enabling Source.ag to continue its mission of providing access to sufficient and healthy fruits and vegetables without causing harm to our planet
Smart Agriculture Technologies to Boost Your Farm's Efficiency in 2023
As a farmer, you are constantly looking for ways to improve the efficiency and productivity of your farm. Luckily, in 2023, smart agriculture technologies are emerging as game-changers in the agricultural industry.
Ag-Biotech Innovator GreenVenus Achieves Breakthrough in Non-Browning Avocado Through Gene Editing
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The ERT150 - Dorner's Next Evolution of Edge Roller Technology Conveyors
The next evolution in Dorner's Edge Roller Technology conveyor platform, the ERT®150, is ideal for small and light-load assembly automation, as well as medical and medical-device assembly application. The ERT platform is the only pallet conveyor of its kind available with an ISO Standard Class 4 rating for cleanroom applications. Earning the ISO Standard 14644-1 Class 4 rating means Dorner's ERT150 will conform and not contribute to the contamination of cleanrooms to those standards. As implied by its name, the ERT150 (Edge Roller Technology) uses rollers to move pallets through the conveyor smoothly with no friction (a byproduct often seen in belt-driven platforms). The conveyor's open design eliminates concerns of small parts or screws dropping into rollers and causing conveyor damage or jamming. The ERT150 is suited to operate in cleanroom environments requiring a pallet handling conveyor. It is capable of zoning for no or low-back pressure accumulation and is ideal for automation assembly applications within industries including medical devices, electronics, consumer goods among others.
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Sun Xtender Batteries
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