Indoor & Vertical Farming Articles, Stories & News

10 AG Mergers and Acquistions from 2017

01/02/18, 05:41 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Supply Chain | AgTech, Mergers

Gil Gullickson for Successful Farming: In a down agricultural economy, firms look to mergers and acquisitions to gain efficiencies.

How do Drones Help Farmers?

12/28/17, 06:17 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | drones, uav | Len Calderone - Contributing Author

2017 - Most Popular Article - How do drones help farmers? They increase yields, save time, increase return on investment, are easy to use, crop health imaging, water efficiency and other environmental benefits. Look to the sky.

Six questions to ask when developing a weed control program

12/21/17, 05:36 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting

Consider these crop management tips from Bayer to maximize 2018 corn yield

Vertical Farming & the City

12/19/17, 09:21 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | vertical farming

Vertical farms integrated into urban environments do not only decrease the pressure of cities on rural areas, but they will provide sustainable local solutions to a large variety of issues such as urban wastewater management and valorization of urban solid organic waste.

Farmers bank on solar power to stave off European water crisis

12/18/17, 05:33 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | irrigation, solar

Steve Gillman for Horizon: Rising populations and climate change are putting pressure on the water needed for agriculture but a solar-powered irrigation system may reduce the amount that farmers use - while simultaneously slashing the sectors greenhouse gas emissions.

Bay Area aerial imaging startup teams up to detect disease in crops before outbreaks

12/15/17, 05:39 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | AgTech, drones, Software and Smarts, Technology Discussions

Seung Lee for The Mercury News: An Oakland-based startup is sending its aerial imaging technology to the Midwestern plains to help farmers detect pests and diseases in their corn and soybean fields before an outbreak.

Sentera and AgDNA Announce Ag Data Integration via the John Deere Operations Center

12/14/17, 11:41 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | Sentera

The Operations Center facilitates seamless integration of data between Sentera and AgDNA products

Sentera Announces New Pricing and Features for 2018

12/14/17, 11:40 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | Sentera

Take advantage of a limited time offer for an additional $200 off solution when ordered this year

AG Tech Decision and Management Apps

12/14/17, 08:44 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | Software and Smarts | Len Calderone - Contributing Author

Farmers actively use some 26 apps on a regular basis. The apps here are just a few. New technologies such as the Internet of Things and Cloud Computing are expected to leverage this development and introduce more robots and artificial intelligence in farming.

Case IH forging ahead with 'Farming 4.0'…but what is it?

12/13/17, 05:49 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | AgTech, Big Data, Precision Farming, Tools and Equipment

Jim Breen for Agriland: As a leading farm equipment company, we strive to anticipate technological change. Case IH already offers technologies that play a part in this exciting new era.

AI for Earth can be a game-changer for our planet, says Microsoft President Brad Smith

12/13/17, 05:48 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting

At Microsoft, we believe AI for Earth will be a force multiplier for groups and individuals like these who are creating sustainable solutions. That's why we're not just putting more resources into this effort, but also coupling this with a long-term commitment to applying AI to grow and scale in four key areas - climate, water, agriculture and biodiversity.

Half a Billion Wireless Industrial IoT Connections by 2025, Says ON World

12/13/17, 05:41 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting

Wireless sensor network (WSN) technologies and associated cloud technologies are accelerating adoption for the industrial Internet of Things, according to ON World.

The Trade Show You Shouldn't Miss - CES

12/12/17, 08:18 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | Tradeshows and Conferences | Len Calderone - Contributing Author

There Is no experience like CES with the largest global gathering of innovation and the connected future of technology with 4,000 exhibiting companies-600 of which are new.

Advantenon Deploys Mimosa High-Speed Internet to Blanket Midwest County

12/07/17, 09:17 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | communication

For the farming community, high-speed internet has unlocked the power of Internet of things (IoT) applications allowing them to tap into internet-connected systems where they can monitor and control drying data on the move and much more.

American Robotics Unveils Fully Autonomous Drone System for Precision Farming

12/07/17, 05:24 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting

First practical drone solution for farmers

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