Industry Focus: Sensors
While there has been significant growth in the agricultural sensors industry, there is still a lot more to be done. As of now, sensors contribute to just a part of the precision farming industry.
Engineers make wearable sensors for plants, enabling measurements of water use in crops
The tool making these water measurements possible is a tiny graphene sensor that can be taped to plants - researchers have dubbed it a "plant tattoo sensor."
FieldIn, an Israeli Startup That is Disrupting AgPest Via IoT & Big Data, Completes a $4M Funding Round
FieldIn is disrupting the $65 Billion Agricultural Pesticide (AgPest) market utilizing IoT devices connected to its powerful analytics platform, providing growers with unprecedented control over their farming operations, while constructing the largest AgPest dataset in existence.
Smart Ag delivers first cloud-based platform for driverless tractors
Iowa technology firm's revolutionary AutoCart® software application opens new doors for automation in agriculture to "enable perfect operation of equipment"
Gylling Data Management and Iteris Collaborate to Provide ClearAg to Agriculture Researchers
-ClearAg weather and environmental content is now available by subscription to GDM clients through the ARM software
-Major crop science companies can directly access ClearAgs historical and current weather information and soil data from around the world through the ARM software
-Access to "smart content" will provide critical support to agricultural field research
New Bayer Varieties Focus on High Yield
Bayer releases five new FiberMax® and Stoneville® varieties with high yield potential
Role of Renewable Energy in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
Use of Renewable energy sources in agriculture production process not only will solve problems of energy and water scarcity but will ensure food security and enhance sustainable agriculture in Pakistan.
Sentera Brings Elevation Maps to the AgVault Platform
New products to help manage time and resources for the 2018 growing season
Farming is going digital. Can antitrust law keep up?
Daniel Oliver for Washington Examiner: Remember when it was next to impossible to transfer documents between a Mac and PC? Imagine the position Bayer-Monsanto will be in when it has all the billions of data points on your farm stored on its digital platform.
As Leaders In Their Communities, Farmers Can Begin Nominating Schools For Grants Designed To Enhance STEM Education
-In 2018, the America's Farmers Grow Rural Education Program, Sponsored by the Monsanto Fund, Will Award More Than $2.3 Million to Improve Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Curriculums
- Starting January 1 through April 2, 2018, farmers can nominate their local public school districts to apply for $10,000 and $25,000 grants to enhance STEM education
- Past winning programs have used funds to improve internet connectivity, develop industrial arts labs, and create life science and livestock learning laboratories
- Since the Grow Rural Education program began in 2011, it has awarded more than $14 million in grants to rural public schools
The Climate Corporation Expands Global Research Footprint with Robust Innovation Pipeline
Acceleration of R&D Advancements to Bring Analytics-Based Insights to More Farmers
The BioAg Alliance Readies New Seed Coatings to Help Farmers Achieve Better Harvests
Strong R&D Pipeline of Microbial Products Aims to Boost Crop Yields and Fight Pests
10 AG Mergers and Acquistions from 2017
Gil Gullickson for Successful Farming: In a down agricultural economy, firms look to mergers and acquisitions to gain efficiencies.
How do Drones Help Farmers?
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
Consider these crop management tips from Bayer to maximize 2018 corn yield
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