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Agtech companies link to bring full automation to indoor farms

08/14/17, 05:30 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | Big Data, vertical farming
Brooklyn-based Agrilyst and Montreal-based Motorleaf have chosen to openly exchange data.

Agtech: What the umbrella term really means

08/11/17, 06:05 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | AgTech, AgTech Accelerators
Alex Sampson for The Weekly Times: Monsanto Australia technology boss James Nielsen says agtech is "about smart farmers getting smarter using digital technology".

Making vertical farming viable

08/09/17, 06:16 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | AgTech, vertical farming
Control Engineering UK looks at the role that machine control has played in helping make vertical farming a commercially viable option.

Farmers turn to artificial intelligence to grow better crops

08/07/17, 06:55 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | AgTech, Big Data
Matt McFarland for CNN Tech: NatureSweet, which grows tomatoes on six farms in the United States and Mexico, is using artificial intelligence to better control pests and diseases in its greenhouses.

Agtech Perspectives From Two Days With the Crop Chemicals Crowd

08/03/17, 09:14 PM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | AgTech, Microbes
Frank Vinluan for Xconomy: The past year has seen market launches for microbial products developed to help plants resist stresses from pests and harsh environmental conditions.

Precision farming via satellite imaging

07/31/17, 05:47 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | Big Data, drones
Phys.org: Thanks to research with ESA on new cameras, hyperspectral cameras flying on drones are now able to see details as small as 4-5 cm.

Startup utilizing artificial intelligence and computer vision for farming receives $15M in funding

07/28/17, 06:18 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | AgTech, AgTech Accelerators, Big Data, Investing
James Carroll for Vision Systems Design: Prospera explains that its digital farming system aims to collect, digitize, and analyze vast amounts of farm data and optimize all aspects of production, from agronomy to labor management.

Three Questions For An AgTech Investor

07/26/17, 06:07 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Supply Chain | AgTech, AgTech Accelerators, Investing
Alex Knapp for Forbes: But what attracts investors to this sector? And what should AgTech startups know about talking to potential investors?

Bullish on ag tech, Alexandria creating R&D 'mega campus' in RTP

07/18/17, 11:43 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Supply Chain | AgTech, AgTech Accelerators, Investing
Barry Teater, NCBiotech Writer: "There is no place for high-quality ag tech companies to move into plug-and-play, turnkey R&D facilities coupled with greenhouses,"

Ivy Tech Precision Ag Program prepares students with newest technologies in agriculture

07/17/17, 05:58 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Precision Farming | AgTech, Training and Education
Greensburg Daily News: The need for new agriculture training is great. Indiana is seeing an increase in the average age of its farm workers from 49 in 1950 to now approaching the age of 60.

Roomba Inventor Joe Jones on His New Weed-Killing Robot

07/10/17, 05:58 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Precision Farming | robotics
Evan Ackerman for IEEE Spectrum: Tertill is a solar-powered, weed-destroying, fully autonomous and completely self-contained robot designed for your garden.

Precision Farming Increases Crop Yields

07/06/17, 06:04 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | Precision Farming
Geoffrey Ling, Blake Bextine for Scientific American: Combining sensors and imaging of every plant with real-time data analytics improves farm outputs and reduces waste

'Near-zero-power' temperature sensor could make wearables, smart home devices less power-hungry

07/05/17, 06:58 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | Sensors
Liezel Labios for Tech Explore: This "near-zero-power" temperature sensor could extend the battery life of wearable or implantable devices that monitor body temperature, smart home monitoring systems, Internet of Things devices and environmental monitoring systems.

Rapid Change And Constant Disruption Demand A New Approach To Innovation

07/03/17, 05:52 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Supply Chain | Big Data, Business Development, Investing
Roger Trapp for Forbes: Hyper-collaboration will not completely replace more traditional innovation, acknowledge the consultants. Nor should it be a regarded as a "mantra".

This quiet agricultural 'moonshot' could change the future of food

06/30/17, 06:03 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | AgTech, Precision Farming
Jenna Gallegos for The Washington Post: So how do you tackle the problem of feeding 9 billion people by 2050? Assemble an elite team of scientists for a year-long brainstorming session.

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