AgriTech White Papers

Developing innovative robots is a challenging but rewarding field that requires a combination of technical skills and creative ideas. The goal of these designs is to create robots that are able to perform tasks efficiently and effectively, with a focus on increasing productivity and reducing costs. We know that by designing and engineering robots that are able to adapt to changing environments and to handle complex tasks, we can stay ahead of the curve and remain competitive. But robot development comes with its own set of challenges; limited budgets, lack of manufacturing capabilities, teams that aren’t large enough to spare time for innovation, and so on. How can robotics startups overcome these challenges and stay ahead of the competition?

One of the largest reoccurring expenses growers are faced with is the ever-increasing cost of energy. This impact has led many growers to consider a transition to solid-state (LED) lighting to reduce energy consumption and lower costs. This white paper explores how greenhouse budgets benefit in multiple ways from replacing HPS with LED. Check it out to begin calculating the potential ROI your operation could gain from an LED lighting system.

This study was a collaborative effort of experts who have designed, installed, and monitored these systems. James Megerson, PE, LEED AP, Mechanical Engineer and Founder of Anvil Agrinomics, LLC, Michael Zartarian, MSEE, Horticulture Process Engineer and Principal of Zartarian Engineering, LLC, and Brian Anderson, AIA, Founder of cannabis architecture firm Anderson Porter Design, provide an experienced-based perspective to the performance data.

The future of greenhouse growing as an industry is changing rapidly due to market opportunities such as consumer demand for specific produce varieties, demand for local products, climate change, and the impact of technologies such as dynamic LED Lighting. Greenhouse growers now have the opportunity to create perfect lighting environments for crops all year long, change crops at any time, and adapt to plant and greenhouse conditions. Real-world applications show that truly dynamic lighting that offers real-time control of spectrum and intensity, unlike other lighting systems, increases yield, quality, and taste and saves energy. This white paper by Sollum’s R&D and Agronomy Team provides case examples including transitioning crops, fine-tuning lighting for cultivar genetics, light treatment, and more.

This report explores ten trends driving the evolution to a climate-smart, healthy food system, including updates to several trends from our 2022 analysis as well as new emerging themes.

Let’s listen to Arvind Krishnan, industry analyst at Lifecycle Insights and Michael Mayr, Industrial Equipment Sales Strategy Expert at Dassault Systèmes. They will discuss the robot industry and how startups can succeed in this market.

This eBook explains how agricultural retailers are leveraging precision farming technologies to address their customers’ specific concerns. Whether fertilizers or fungicides, seeds or stimulants, farmers want to know that they are making the most of their investment when purchasing a crop input. The information offered by retailers is particularly influential because it comes from a trusted source within the ag community: the people who are selling and recommending the products to help farmers thrive.

Is green light important? Would we prefer to leave green in the spectrum or convert it to red? The effects of green light on crop production have been studied, and while horticulture scientists continue to learn about the effects of the spectrum of crop growth and development, some general trends have emerged related to green light. UbiGro’s own Dr. Damon Hebert did the work for you in figuring out why Green Light really is essential for your plant spectrum. Download our ebook '4 Reasons Green Light is Essential' to get the answers.

As the cannabis industry matures, cultivators need more than subjective measures in the grow room. It’s only with objective Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) specific to each growth stage that you can competitively increase production at scale. For each phase in the cannabis life cycle– propagation, vegetative, and flower– we present a quantitative tool to help cultivators assess the efficiency and effectiveness of their unique approach.

LED technology continues to improve in intensity and efficacy. In the past few years, it has frequently beaten old technology when it comes to yields and quality when run head to head. This is a side by side comparison covering a span of five years. Now let’s talk numbers.

Learn about aeroponics and the new breakthrough technology removing all previous barriers of aeroponic irrigation!

Engineers working in the agricultural industry can benefit greatly from implementing true maintenance- free pivots within their machinery. Maintenance-free pivots have several benefits that can help significantly increase efficiency within the agricultural field. Here, we will compare true maintenance-free designs with alternative designs, as well as go into the requirements for creating a true maintenance-free pivot.

Lighting solutions for horticultural applications have been relatively stable since the inception of the high pressure sodium (HPS) lamp in the 1960s. However, the industry is currently experiencing a renaissance as advances in light emitting diodes (LEDs) have enabled innovative ways in which light can enhance plant productivity.

Explore different processes of surface treating shaft materials and examine the effects on wear behavior of plain bearings i agriculture applications. One of the most common causes of downtime and failure of agricultural machinery consists of wear on the machinery’s bearings and shafts. In this white paper, explore different processes of surface treating shaft materials and examine the effects on wear behavior of plain bearings.

This eBook features new emerging technologies that create solutions from product development to marketing and distribution for agricultural input manufacturers. Each year, new and advanced technologies are changing the landscape of ag input manufacturing and influencing soil health worldwide. Manufacturers want to save time and money during the product development lifecycle. Be it in integrated pest management or in microbial discovery platforms for novel biostimulants, biologicals present a key opportunity for input manufacturers to participate in and deliver quality, unique products to their end customers.

Grand View Research estimates that the global vertical farming product market will grow by 25.7% by 2027. For cannabis cultivation, mobile vertical racks are a vital tool for a successful growth system and can increase both yields and annual revenue. When selecting a vertical rack provider, there are six things that you MUST first consider...

Looking for the latest tools and resources from cannabis industry experts? Pipp Horticulture has everything you need to elevate your cultivation including grow calculators, recent case studies, product brochures and more! Check it out below, and don’t forget to contact Pipp today to find out how you can #GrowMore.

A Circular Economy model is recognized as the way for businesses to implement sustainable development. Transitioning the agri-food sector into a circular model is an intricate and multifaceted challenge. It requires innovations in technology, products, practices, business, and sociocultural attitudes. Global climate action policy and plans such as the European Union's Green Deal and Canada's Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy have developed aggressive targets that aim for net zero emissions by 2050. These targets will have to be met at the same time as food security needs to be increased for a growing population. And producing more food needs to be done with an ever-decreasing environmental impact.

One of the largest reoccurring expenses growers are faced with is the ever-increasing cost of energy. This impact has led many growers to consider a transition to solid-state (LED) lighting to reduce energy consumption and lower costs. This white paper explores how greenhouse budgets benefit in multiple ways from replacing HPS with LED. Check it out to begin calculating the potential ROI your operation could gain from an LED lighting system.

Explore how CropIn is leading the transformation of end-to-end operations for seed enterprises with technology. We also share success stories from our experience in the seed industry and through these stories we help demonstrate how technology is being leveraged to optimize operations, make data-driven decisions, deliver services seamlessly, connect people in new ways, and unlock innovative digital experiences.

This eBook will help you understand the many interconnected variables of the buying and implementation process for developing an indoor grow facility.