Monitoring & Growing - Articles, Stories & Interviews
Finistere Ventures and PitchBook Close Gap in Agtech Funding Data
“2018 Early-Stage Agtech Report,” provides new insight into global early stage financing activity and trends in leading agtech innovation geographies.
Farming the Future and Feeding the World
Silicon Valley Forum’s “Seeds of Our Future” Program Returns for a Third Year
SoftBank-backed vertical farm set to open Abu Dhabi
Plenty plans to start selling locally grown produce, including kale and other leafy greens, to communities in Abu Dhabi and Dubai early next year
Swift Navigation Case Study: Northstar Robotics
By coupling its cloud and open autonomy platforms to disrupt agriculture, Northstar Robotics is on track to solve farm labor shortages and reduce farm input costs.
A Look At Irrigation Management Practices In Nebraska
Running sprinklers on the right, impending downpours on the left – color me confused. Why would growers, who are much more knowledgeable about their crops, put down water when thunderstorms are rumbling on the horizon?
Smart Agriculture With The Advent Of IoT And Drones
Smart Farming is a capital-effective and hi-tech system of growing food cleanly and making it sustainable for people. It is an application of modern Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) into agriculture.
Report: Solar Energy Advances for Ranching and Farming
Beyond providing power to farm structures, solar energy can power agricultural operations such as crop irrigation, rangeland livestock watering, security systems, and is contributing to solar innovations in equipment.
Monitoring & Growing - Featured Stories
Fluence Significantly Increases Yield and Secondary Metabolites in San Francisco Cannabis Vertical Farm
Eve Farms is leveraging SPYDRx PLUS LED solutions to dramatically increase plant canopy and sustainably produce award-winning cannabis for Californian market
Giant indoor vertical farm backed by Chinese firm launching just east of Las Vegas Strip
Jeff Daniels for CNBC: The vertical farm requires 90 percent less water than a traditional farm and uses about 50 percent less energy than most other indoor ag facilities.
As Farmers Grow Drone Use, Privacy Issues Top List of Concerns
Survey of Farmers Highlights New Risks and Opportunities in Expanding Drone Market
Monitoring & Growing - News Headlines
Farmer's Business Network, Inc. Launches F2F Genetics NetworkTM
The farmer-driven network creates new, independent seed brand, a new model for seed development and distribution; Rooted in transparency, fairness and real world performance
Smart Agriculture Hold Bright Future Ahead !!
Smart agriculture is an integrated approach to manage farming activities such as optimizing yields and preserving resources.
Industrial Hemp Symposium to be held August 25th in Oklahoma City
Hemp Geo Institute will host "Growing Hemp for Yield," their seventh Industrial Hemp Symposium, on August 25 in Oklahoma City, OK
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