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Scaling Your Grow Operation: Choosing the Right Lighting for High-Volume Production

Scaling your grow operation is a significant milestone that requires careful planning, especially when it comes to selecting the right lighting solutions. High-volume production demands lighting systems that ensure consistent light distribution, energy efficiency, scalabilit

RFS 2.0: New Biofuel Rules and the Road Ahead for Refiners, Farmers and Ethanol Producers

Soybean and corn farmers could see the most encouraging outcome, experiencing a positive price catalyst. Soybean oil (biodiesel feedstock) prices surged on the news of the proposed rule, and corn ethanol programs historically raised corn prices by 12–30%, benefitting farme

Tractor Performance Data Sets? Keys to Achieving Max Power Utilization

Maria Zepeda shares tractor performance evaluations from the field through the John Deere Operations Center to help farmers understand their tractors’ engine power utilization and why “more horsepower” isn’t always the answer.

History of Plant Breeding Software

We're working on AI models for outlier detection, phenotype prediction, and integrating environmental data like weather or soil conditions. It's still early days, but the potential is huge. We believe AI should assist breeders, not replace them.

Revolutionizing Cotton Farming in Greece with Stark Flight Agriculture Drones

In Greece, cotton farming is undergoing a significant transformation through the integration of Stark Flight Agriculture drones, leading to unprecedented efficiency and improved crop yields, impacting sustainable agriculture positively.

The Hidden Cost of Owning it All

Why forward-thinking agribusinesses are shifting from building everything in-house to partnering through Managed Services.

Modern Machines for Automated Agriculture - How Modern Seedling Transplanting Works

With more automation and robotics in agriculture, the way food is grown is changing significantly. This brings numerous benefits, including improved efficiency and productivity, as well as more sustainable and environmentally friendly farming practices.

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10 Tips for Securing Funding for AgriTech Startups

AgriTech occupies a unique niche in the startup landscape — one that requires external funds sooner than many founders anticipate. By blending traditional funding routes with new fintech tools, founders can move from prototype to pilot without losing momentum or ownership.

How Tomorrow's Farms Depend on 3PL to Feed the Future

While high demands, costs and disruptions affect all industries, agriculture faces some unique challenges. Much of its shipping must use refrigerated containers, and farms require fast turnaround times to prevent spoilage, especially as food waste becomes a bigger issue.

Arugga Shipping First Plant Lowering Robots in Europe

Addressed to lower cucumbers and tomato plants, the robot achieves 300 plants per hour and two units cover one hectare, ensuring uniform growth with precise, gentle lowering adjustments.

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Little Leaf Farms Accelerates Growth with New Tennessee Campus

The 215-Acre Campus Will More Than Double Capacity, Creating the Largest Indoor Leafy Greens Facility in North America

Sollum Technologies returns to Cultivate with a focus on dynamic LED lighting strategies for the future of horticulture

Explore dynamic LED grow light strategies for greenhouses and indoor farming at Cultivate 2025

Baroness Minette Batters announced as a keynote speaker for the 2025 REAP Agri-Tech Conference

Fresh from completing the Farm Profitability Review, former NFU President and Cross Bench Peer, Minette Batters, will deliver a keynote address to Agri-TechE's REAP Conference on November 4th at the KingsGate Centre, Peterborough.

Greg Peton to Lead Pivot Bio's Coastal Region, Helping More Farmers Optimize Crop Nutrition

These include the company's third-generation nitrogen product for corn, PROVEN® G3, and its new cotton solution, CERT-N®. These tools have been adopted across more than 15 million acres over the past several seasons, reflecting strong farmer demand and field performance.

Smarter Vats. Tighter Yields. 10% Less Variability with AI

By applying advanced AI and machine learning, Ever.Ag's Cheese Yield Optimization software has already reduced standard deviation in key production metrics by approximately 10%, driving meaningful improvements in yield consistency, quality and financial performance. For cheesemakers, that's not just a technical win-it's a bottom-line breakthrough.

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Cree LED J Series® LEDs: Precision Spectrums for Horticulture

Cree LED J Series® LEDs: Precision Spectrums for Horticulture

Cree LED's J Series LEDs offer high-efficacy 2835, 3030 and 5050 packages tailored for horticulture, greenhouse, vertical farming and aquaculture applications. Designed with plant and animal performance in mind - not human vision - these LEDs deliver application-specific spectral content, superior energy efficiency and long operating lifetimes. The latest JB3030C 3V E Class Photophyll™ Select LEDs feature advanced broad-spectrum output with optimized blue and green wavelengths, delivering industry-leading performance in a footprint compatible with 301B/H. Ideal for maximizing growth and yield, Cree LED brings reliability and innovation to agricultural lighting.

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AgriERP

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AgriERP is a comprehensive farm management solution designed to empower farmers with streamlined operations and increased profitability. Powered by Microsoft Dynamics 365, AgriERP offers a single, straightforward platform that addresses the pain points of various farm types. With its user-friendly interface and intelligent automation, AgriERP is like having a trusted partner by your side throughout your farming journey.