6 Technologies Helping Farmers Optimize Their Techniques
New technologies have emerged and been adapted over the years, shifting away from the more traditional animal-drawn equipment and making the shift to powered tools.
NASA Research Launches a New Generation of Indoor Farming
NASA has been working for decades to tackle food production both on Earth and in space. Feeding astronauts during long-term space exploration means stretching resources to grow plants in space - including minimizing water use and energy consumption and eliminating soil.
Dream Harvest Secures $50 Million Capital Raise From Orion Energy Partners to Significantly Scale Production
Vertical Farming Trailblazer Seeks to Expand Regional Presence to Yield up to Three Million Pounds of Produce Per Year in Effort to Enhance Sustainable Farming, Curb Food Waste and Meet Mounting Consumer Demand
Autonomous weeding and its future in Agriculture
The demand for LaserWeeders is enormous. We are just getting started on our mission to help farmers reduce chemical use, minimize tilling, and overcome labor challenges associated with conventional weed control methods.
Global Climate Change Impact on Crops Expected Within 10 Years, NASA Study Finds
Climate change may affect the production of maize (corn) and wheat as early as 2030 under a high greenhouse gas emissions scenario, according to a new NASA study published in the journal, Nature Food.
Improve Profitability by Optimizing the Use of Fertilizer
One of the biggest obstacles to profitability in the agriculture industry is knowing how much fertilizer to use. If farmers don't use enough, yields will be low, and profitability will suffer.
CANADA'S LARGEST COMMERCIAL VERTICAL FARM SETTING UP OPERATIONS IN CALGARY
The design will be expandable, allowing a future expansion to double its size and more local jobs, when needed. The Calgary farm will produce more than one million pounds of fresh, local leafy greens each year.
Overcoming Obstacles in Starting an Indoor Farm
Localizing the supply chain is a global problem and AgTech companies are getting pretty good at solving some of these issues. We feel like there is some pretty good collaboration amongst our partnerships.
ZAYNDU SEED CLEANING ACCELERATES SALAD LEAF GROWING CYCLE
Trials have shown baby leaf salad crops germinate a day faster following treatment and Zayndu is to announce its findings at the Global Vertical Farming Expo (GVFE) 2021 on 1-2 December 2021.
Adaptive Swarm Robotics Could Revolutionize Smart Agriculture
The multidisciplinary research team believes that by utilizing swarm robotics to reduce soil compaction and working to avoid herbicide-resistant weeds through nonchemical methods of control, significant ecological and environmental benefits can be achieved.
Switching Up Indoors - Why Growers World-wide Are Upgrading to LEDs
52% of commercial growers reported using LEDs as of 2020-an increase from 25% in 2016. This trend is expected to continue in the next decade. The sharp rise in LED-use among commercial growers is really two-fold: energy savings and complete optimization.
Bayer, Microsoft Enter Into Strategic Partnership to Optimize and Advance Digital Capabilities for Food, Feed, Fuel, Fiber Value Chain
Bayer agronomic expertise and leading digital farming platform, combined with Microsoft Azure, form the foundation for new digital solutions to advance agriculture and adjacent industries
87% of US Agriculture Businesses Are Currently Using AI
87% of US agriculture businesses are currently using AI technologies, up from 74% at this time last year, according to new research released today.
Oppy Ups the Ante With First Vertical Farming Partnership
The team at UP Vertical Farms has spent the last several years researching and developing the latest technology to grow crops at 350 times the yield of conventional farming
U+ Releases List of Top AgTech Innovators to Watch
The list recognizes companies across the globe successfully seeking ways to increase and improve sustainable agricultural productivity practices, including best practices in robotics and automation, indoor vertical farming and livestock wearable sensors.
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