New innovative crops could significantly reduce agriculture's climate change impact and environmental footprint
To address this, an ambitious new research initiative aims to shrink the nitrogen footprint of agriculture by developing a breakthrough technology based on nature's own solutions: a natural process called biological nitrification inhibition (BNI).
Innovate Your Insulation With These 7 Advanced Solutions for Crop Production
Since temperature and humidity are the top environmental factors affecting yields, growers and agricultural professionals can innovate their insulation systems to develop their farms.
Enhancing Plant Potential: UV + Far Red for Horticultural Lighting
For healthy plant growth, providing the correct spectrum of light is crucial. With the integration of UV and far red wavelengths into our lighting solutions, Iluminar Lighting is revolutionizing the way plants thrive indoors.
Philips horticulture LED solutions and Hoogendoorn Growth Management collaborate to unlock the full potential of intelligent lighting in vertical farming
This will facilitate an easier integration of lighting into Hoogendoorn's IIVO Vertical climate computer and pave the way for autonomous optimization in growing crops in closed environments.
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
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