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How Smart Farms Are Making the Case for Rural Broadband

10/26/17, 08:19 AM | Lighting | connectivity

New Smart Farm technologies can give America's growers the ability to monitor crop conditions in real time, respond to technical problems before machinery breaks down in the field and consult with the world's foremost agronomic experts with the push of a button.

9 Ways Agricultural Drones Revolutionize Your Farm or Ranch

10/24/17, 08:47 AM | Lighting | drones

Drones allow you to see your entire farm from the sky, but also zoom to within inches above the plants. With resolution of 20 inches (50 cm), drones get you close enough to count individual crop rows. Satellite imagery, by comparison, has resolution of just 65 feet (20 m).

Discover NDVI and Its Valuable Uses in Agriculture

10/19/17, 09:12 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming | Sensors

NDVI gives powerful insights and makes it easier to visualize crop health that the naked eye cant see. It shows you where the problem is in advance so you can fix it faster. NDVI technology does not replace humans, but it does help make your job easier.

It is Agriculture's Turn to Put the Next Generation of Digital Technologies to Work

10/19/17, 09:09 AM | aerial imagery, AI, uav

It is exciting to see the technologies that have made a life-saving difference in medicine now being applied to producing more food from every acre with the best quality.

Agricultural Sustainability and Food Security Undermined by Low Productivity Growth: Global Harvest Initiative Report

10/18/17, 05:46 AM | Supply Chain

U.S. farmers focus on staying competitive; concerned about trade and consumer engagement.

Sustainable Indoor Vertical Farming in Action

09/26/17, 08:36 AM | Lighting | Hydroponics, vertical farming

Using natural waste products from one system as the primary input of another has substantial economic advantages and represents a far more environmentally sustainable and resource conservative approach to urban food production.

Microsemi Announces BlueSky GPS Firewall to Provide Security Against GPS Spoofing and Jamming Threats

09/26/17, 05:53 AM | Lighting

New Solution Provides Protection Against GPS Incidents Without Requiring a Complete Recapitalization of Deployed GPS Systems

Collaborating companies kick off sensor network for Agricultural Communities

09/21/17, 09:45 AM | Lighting | irrigation, vineyard

eVineyard joined forces with Globalsat, The Things Network and Vinduino to bring new Wireless IoT Network for irrigation optimization, which saves an average of 25% water.

Trimble Introduces Lower Power GNSS-Inertial Boards for High Precision and Control Applications

09/20/17, 05:41 AM | Lighting

The compact Trimble BD boards include a broad range of receiver capabilities, from high-accuracy GNSS only to full GNSS-Inertial features for positioning and 3-D orientation.

Organic Food Packaging

09/19/17, 09:52 AM | Supply Chain | packaging

To meet consumer demands for authentic and fresh-tasting foods, some innovative packaging technologies are doing the job normally given to preservatives, enabling manufacturers to keep the ingredient list to a minimum.

Transcend Lighting Is Now Thrive Agritech

09/06/17, 05:49 AM | Lighting

New name reflects expanded capabilities and product offerings

Solar SmartFlower Blooms at Lavender Pond Farm

08/31/17, 12:02 PM | Lighting | energy, solar

Inspired by sunflowers and other phototropic plants that follow the sun across the horizon, the SmartFlower wakes up at sunrise, fans out its twelve solar "petals" to 194 square feet and automatically cleans itself in preparation for capturing the sun's rays.

Beyond the Hype: AI in Agtech

08/17/17, 08:54 AM | Lighting | AI, Business Development

With Agrilyst, growers can understand which of their crops are the highest performers based on yield, growth rate, or both and run production scenarios with higher performers having more space allocation. These recommendations help growers optimize the space on their farm and drive significantly higher revenues.

Amp AgronomyTM Mobile Production Unit on Display at the Citrus Expo

08/17/17, 05:28 AM | Lighting

Wedgworths, Inc. Debuts Amp Agronomy Products at the Expo

Organic Dairy Farmer Albert Straus Announces the First Full-Scale Electric Truck Powered by Cow Poop

07/27/17, 09:55 AM | Precision Farming | energy

Straus goal is to demonstrate to the farming community and public that farmers can implement and teach others practical solutions to climate change.

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