Disease in the field: The dilemma of choosing between fast and accurate tests
Drought, severe weather, fire - they all reduce yields, but disease is far and away the biggest barrier to achieving a more bountiful harvest. Worldwide, plant diseases and pests account for up to 40% of the yield losses in key crops.
How AI Is Used for Crop Disease Diagnosis
Incorporating AI is one of the most effective ways to tackle a top farming fear - crop disease. How is the tech capable of accurately diagnosing sick crops?
Every week is harvest season in Western-designed hybrid farm
The year-round farming system, as conceived, can be attached to retail locations like grocery stores to provide zero-mile food supply, nearly anywhere in Canada.
Managing a busy multi-point wireless network
Here Matthew Youngs, marketing manager at wireless telemetry specialist Mantracourt, shares some advice on how to manage traffic on a busy wireless network.
Fluence Drives Improved Yields with Cannabis Cultivator Clade9
In the first grow cycle since installing Fluence's RAPTR LED light fixtures, California-based specialty grower Clade9 experienced 70% higher yields while maintaining product quality
Emerging Solutions for 5 Persistent Agricultural Equipment Issues
Agricultural equipment has come a long way over the industry's history, but machine-related problems remain prominent. Addressing these issues is becoming increasingly crucial as a growing population demands higher farm productivity.
How to Secure Your Farm Surveillance Cameras
The presence of surveillance cameras may often be enough to deter potential crime. However, these systems also need protection from both physical threats and cyberattacks.
FIELDS AND THE SUN: AGRICULTURAL PV, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE ENERGY AND THE FARMING INDUSTRY
Shading and wind protection provided by solar panels reduces evaporation, and innovative solar panels have been developed that also collect rainwater for irrigation. This can benefit farming operations by boosting their resilience against crop failure.
Purdue-USDA team develops fast-track process for genetic improvement of plant traits
The Purdue-USDA team sought to build a resource that learns, from large amounts of publicly available data, to quickly identify what special genes called transcription factors regulate the expression of a given trait in various plant species.
Impossible Foods Kicks Off First Major Marketing Campaign Featuring New Brand Identity
The new work aims to reframe "meat" by introducing Impossible meat from plants as another delicious, nutrient-dense option that's better for the planet
Gene seekers discover atypical genes that control multiple valuable soybean traits
Using relatives of wild soybean, scientists can use gene-editing methods to modify genes that create new varieties more suitable for agricultural production
Autonomous Flying in a Swarm BionicBee - ultralight flying object with precise control
With the BionicBee, the Bionic Learning Network has now for the first time developed a flying object that can fly in large numbers and completely autonomously in a swarm. The BionicBee will present its first flight show at the Hannover Messe 2024.
Mars Snacking and Unreasonable Group Announce Unreasonable Food™ Year 1 Venture Cohort Aiming to Redefine the Future of Sustainable Food
Mars and Unreasonable Group collaboration will work together with fifteen rapid growth ventures across five continents in the first year, supporting sustainability and Net Zero by 2050.
Oregon's Market of Choice Invests in a More Resilient Local Food Economy in the Face of Climate Change
Dry farmers try to select a site with deep soil and good water-holding characteristics and then utilize a suite of practices to conserve soil moisture for crop growth.
Cargill and Nestle Purina partner on regenerative agriculture adoption to reduce the carbon footprint of Purina dry pet food products
A new partnership will support the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices across more than 200,000 acres of corn and soy farmland and is estimated to reduce the carbon footprint of the Purina grain supply from Cargill by up to 40 percent over the next three years.
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