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Industry Focus: Sensors

01/16/18, 10:20 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | jobs, Precision Farming, Sensors and Circuits

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.

Why pink is the new green at this farm in Dubai

01/15/18, 05:35 AM | Lighting, Supply Chain | AgTech, Indoor Farming, lighting

Sapna Dhanwani for News XPRESS: New research shows that plants dont necessarily need the whole spectrum of ROYGBV lights. According to scientists, pink light - a combination of red and blue wave lengths -- is all that they really need to grow.

MetaFarms Launches New Tech for Swine Producers

01/12/18, 05:22 AM | Lighting, Supply Chain

SOW ENTERPRISE modernizes record keeping from data capture to decision making

Engineers make wearable sensors for plants, enabling measurements of water use in crops

01/11/18, 08:48 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | Sensors

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

01/11/18, 06:07 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting

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 Cannabis Corp. Gets Green Light to Publish its SMARTAPP Agriculture Automation App in Apple App Store

01/11/18, 06:03 AM | Lighting, Precision Farming

Enabling their clients to grow more efficiently with this app will result in a greater return on investment, making Next Generation Farming an essential all-around agritech solution for farmers.

Gylling Data Management and Iteris Collaborate to Provide ClearAg to Agriculture Researchers

01/11/18, 05:58 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | Iteris, Inc.

-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

What John Deere's 'Lettuce Robot' Means For Green Agriculture

01/10/18, 05:57 AM | Lighting, Supply Chain | AgTech, Precision Farming, Sensors

Desiree Kaplan for GreenMatters: Basically, the robot is towed behind a tractor and uses its cameras to automatically identify, target, and destroy weeds with nearly perfect accuracy.

All-in-One, Plug-and-Play Indoor Hydroponic Greenhouse 'GroBox' Launches on Kickstarter

01/10/18, 05:50 AM | Lighting, Supply Chain

Created to make it easy for anyone to grow their own food in the convenience of their own home, self-watering GroBox grows plants faster with two-thirds less water

Role of Renewable Energy in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security

01/09/18, 09:07 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | 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

01/09/18, 05:56 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | Sentera

New products to help manage time and resources for the 2018 growing season

Orbit Launches the B-hyve Smart Hose Faucet Timer at CES 2018; Brings Smart Watering Technology and Know The Flow™ Capability to All Outdoor Water Users

01/08/18, 05:47 AM | Lighting, Supply Chain

Orbit's B-hyve family is the first to provide a complete suite of smart-watering solutions

Elon Musk's brother is helping millennials quit their desk jobs and become farmers

01/05/18, 06:01 AM | Lighting, Supply Chain | AgTech Accelerators, Containers

Aditi Roy for CNBC: Kimbal Musk has an accelerator, Square Roots, that teaches millennials how to farm out of a shipping container in Brooklyn. Musk says today's millennial farmers are trying to make a difference in how food is produced.

The Climate Corporation Expands Global Research Footprint with Robust Innovation Pipeline

01/05/18, 05:58 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting

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

01/05/18, 05:57 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting

Strong R&D Pipeline of Microbial Products Aims to Boost Crop Yields and Fight Pests

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