AgriTech - Articles, Stories & Interviews
Iowa Innovation Puts Green Ammonia to the Test
Anhydrous ammonia is a key nitrogen fertilizer, prized for its high nitrogen content and cost-efficiency—making it especially effective for boosting corn yields.
Not Your Average Ag Pest, Why Mosquitoes Deserve a Spot on the Radar
With the 2025 mosquito season upon us, we believe it’s important to spotlight the risks these pests pose to human health and overall agricultural productivity. Their expanding habitat range, driven largely in part by climate change, makes it clear: awareness is critical.
Mitigating 6 Financial Risks of Implementing New Farming Technology
Farmers should view agri-tech as a long-term investment that supports growth over time, not a quick fix for short-term challenges. Smart technology adoption starts with careful planning, honest budgeting and asking the right questions before purchasing.
What Is a Camera Module – And What Are Its Components?
Camera modules can be integrated into embedded vision devices like drones, industrial equipment, etc. They consist of components such as sensors, lenses, interfaces, and more. Get expert insights into how they work, their popular types, and more.
Stuck in the Past | Why Farmers Are Replacing Sticky Traps with Real-Time Insect Monitoring
While sticky traps have served their purpose over the years, they come with significant drawbacks. These old school monitoring tools demand regular attention and manual data collection — which is time-consuming and labor-intensive.
The Science of Agricultural Covers: Boosting Plant Growth Potential
This blog discusses the range and scientific principles behind various cover materials including polycarbonate, plastic, and UbiGro covers, to understand their operating efficiency and impacts on plant growth.
Chicken or Egg? The AgTech Adoption Dilemma
The question is: What’s the real barrier? Are farmers slow to adopt, or is technology too difficult to implement? The reality is more complex, and agribusinesses need a better approach to drive digital transformation.
AgriTech - Featured Stories
Mouser Explores Smart Tech in Farming with Agriculture Resource Hub
Technological advancements, like satellites, have enabled farmers to track changes in land use, such as crop growth and vegetation health, which helps feed the growing global population while maintaining sustainable practices.
Agnomy - Making Ag Services Easier for Farmers
Whether managing hundreds of acres or just getting started, Agnomy makes sourcing services vital to your operation easier. For farmers who may not yet have the benefit of a large network, finding the right service providers shouldn't be another obstacle.
Intelligent Philips LED solution helps Brabant Plant steer its crops with full flexibility for each variety and growth stage
By seamlessly integrating GrowWise control system wireless with our climate computer, Brabant Plant now can control the lights easily, “we can provide the plant with exactly what it needs at any given moment”.
AgriTech - News Headlines
The Directions Group and Idealyst Innovation Form Strategic Partnership to Advance Integrated Intelligence and Innovation in Agriculture
The Directions Group's expertise in integrated intelligence and custom research combined with Idealyst's ability to curate innovative solutions addressing farmers' most pressing challenges will empower clients, and their producer customers, to remain resilient in a compounding risk environment.
BISON® TO SHOWCASE CUTTING-EDGE REGENERATIVE BLOWER TECHNOLOGY AT BIOGAS AMERICAS 2025
BISON®'s ROTRON® CP and EN Regenerative Blowers set a new standard for biogas applications,
delivering superior safety, performance, reliability, and noise reduction compared to rotary lobe technology
New Eagle Expands Embedded Control Portfolio with Raptor® High-Performance Compute Platform Built on John Deere VPU
New platform brings GPU acceleration to the Raptor ecosystem, enabling AI-driven vision and control applications at the edge
Farmers Edge Laboratories and Taurus Agricultural Marketing Inc. Partner to Expand Soil Testing Solutions Across Canada
A trusted name in Canadian agriculture since 2001, Taurus has built strong relationships with ag retailers, consultants, and growers by delivering advanced fertility products and soil health technologies. This partnership enhances its offering with soil chemistry testing, tissue analysis, and deeper soil health diagnostics to support better decision-making on the farm.
U.S. Indoor Tomato Growers Support Renegotiation of Suspension Agreement To Maintain Market Stability
CEA Alliance believes the Department of Commerce must consider the views of one-third of America's tomato farmers - U.S. greenhouse tomato growers, not just field growers.
AgriTech - Featured Product
Maximize Growth and Savings with Cree LED's J Series® LEDs
Cree LED's J Series® LEDs offer a versatile range of solutions for horticulture applications, delivering exceptional performance and efficiency. The J Series 2835 3V N Class Color LEDs are available in 15 vibrant colors with industry-leading efficacy, providing tailored lighting options for plant growth. The J Series JR5050C E Class White LEDs boast the highest efficacy among high-power LEDs, enabling up to 40% system cost savings. For additional flexibility, the J Series JR5050B K Class White LEDs offer best-in-class efficacy with 6V and 30V options. The J Series JB3030C E Class White LEDs provide outstanding 3030 efficiency with a typical output of up to 3.33 PPF/W, while maintaining footprint compatibility with the popular 301B/H. Lastly, the J Series JB2835B G Class White LEDs feature the highest efficacy in the 2835 platform, ensuring optimal performance for horticulture lighting systems.
AgriTech - Featured Company
Elmo Motion Control Ltd.
Elmo has been a motion control technology leader for over 35 years, with millions of servo drives working 24/7 worldwide. Elmo offers complete motion control solutions from design to delivery of cutting-edge servo drives, network-based multi-axis motion controllers, and integrated servo motors. All solutions can be customized and configured using Elmo's proprietary advanced and easy-to-use software tools for any machine in any industry, such as semiconductors, lasers, robots, life sciences, industrial automation, AGV, and more. The company employs more than 350 personnel with headquarters in Israel and offices in the United States, China, Germany, Italy, Korea, Singapore, and an additional manufacturing facility in Poland. Elmo has a worldwide distribution network. By advancing motion control with state-of-the-art technology, Elmo makes smart machines even smarter. As of 2022, Elmo is a Bosch Rexroth company.
