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Semtech's LoRa Technology Monitors Cattle Health in Real-Time

08/15/18, 05:31 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | AgTech, Sensors

Quantified Ags LoRa-based sensors allow accurate analysis of a cows health, increasing efficiency

Finistere Ventures and PitchBook Close Gap in Agtech Funding Data

08/14/18, 08:38 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | Analysis and Trends, Investing

"2018 Early-Stage Agtech Report," provides new insight into global early stage financing activity and trends in leading agtech innovation geographies.

Farmer's Business Network, Inc. Launches F2F Genetics NetworkTM

08/14/18, 06:05 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting

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 !!

08/13/18, 07:22 AM | Lighting

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

08/10/18, 10:12 AM | Lighting, Precision Farming

Hemp Geo Institute will host "Growing Hemp for Yield," their seventh Industrial Hemp Symposium, on August 25 in Oklahoma City, OK

United Opportunities Develops New Program that Allows Individuals to Own Revenue-Generating Assets in the AgTech Sector

08/10/18, 05:48 AM | Lighting, Supply Chain

The company is selling these high-tech growing Pods with a unique lease-back program that allows Pod owners to receive quarterly payments while United Opportunities manages the unit and handles the cultivation, sales and distribution.

Farming the Future and Feeding the World

08/09/18, 08:13 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | Business Development, Tradeshows and Conferences

Silicon Valley Forums "Seeds of Our Future" Program Returns for a Third Year

SWIIM System Announces the Closing of its Initial Series B-1 Round; Strategic Partnership with Western Growers Also Extended

08/09/18, 05:50 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting

Proceeds will also be used to fund the recent acquisition of Fresno-based IoT technology company OnFarm Systems.

Agile Networks and Microsoft Announce Agreement to Deliver Broadband Internet Access to Rural Communities in Ohio

08/09/18, 05:47 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting

The agreement will leverage underutilized infrastructure in counties across the state, bringing high-speed internet access to 110,000 people in rural areas without broadband

SoftBank-backed vertical farm set to open Abu Dhabi

08/08/18, 10:31 AM | Lighting, Supply Chain | Plenty, vertical farming

Plenty plans to start selling locally grown produce, including kale and other leafy greens, to communities in Abu Dhabi and Dubai early next year

New app for farm machinery service

08/08/18, 08:22 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting

Along with his brother Peter, David farms more than 22,000 acres in northern New South Wales, growing wheat, chickpeas, faba beans, canola, barley and dryland cotton under a zero-till, controlled-traffic system.

Smart Cannabis Corp. Delivers Sale of Geo-Thermal Air Recirculation System Developed to Combat Cannabis Cultivation Odors and Regulate Internal Humidity Caused by Coastal Climate

08/08/18, 05:54 AM | Lighting, Supply Chain

The Geo-Thermal Air Recirculation System continually cycles, dehumidifies, and filters air from within a greenhouse. Air is pulled through a subterranean channel, temperature-balanced by the surrounding dirt, and returned to the greenhouse environment.

Illumitex's New HarvestEdge Horticulture LED 62% more efficient than Best HID Solutions

08/08/18, 05:52 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting

Independent testing proves illumitexs F3 Greenhouse Full Spectrum at 2.8 umol/J is far more efficient than HID for Horticulture lighting enabling highest energy savings possible without sacrificing yield.

Swift Navigation Case Study: Northstar Robotics

08/07/18, 08:12 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | Business Development, case study

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.

Sentera Leads Precision Ag Industry with Gimbaled Quad Sensor

08/07/18, 05:48 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting

Interchangeable gimbaled sensor optimizes and maximizes crop health data capture

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