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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.

Taylor Farms Announces Acquisition of FarmWise®'s Business

FarmWise has been at the forefront of ag-tech innovation, recognized for its advanced automation and robotics systems that address critical farming challenges such as precision weeding and thinning.

How to Prevent Hydroponic Nutrient Lockout

In this blog, we cover the reasons why nutrient lockout occurs, how to identify nutrient lockout conditions, the difference between nutrient lockout and nutrient burn and how to flush grow media when your plants experience nutrient lockout.

Recruiting Talent in the AgriTech Industry

If you look at the schools today vs. even 5-7 years ago, many more are offering degrees in Ag Tech and CEA. This allows many more students to pursue this as a course of study, and hopefully have increased opportunity after they graduate.

How can Earth observation drive sustainable growth and optimize agricultural yields efficiently?

Commercial satellites, equipped with a hyperspectral camera, can distinguish nearly any material on Earth and its condition through its distinct spectral signature.

Building the Farm of Tomorrow: How Emerging Technologies Are Shaping the Future of Agriculture

Innovative solutions are urgently required to sustain and enhance global food production. At iyris, we are committed to developing tools empowering farmers to grow more sustainably - and at less cost.

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Lely introduces the Vector MFR Next: less work, more results

Today's introduction is another step towards our vision of the Farm of the Future. Our dairy farming solutions focus on five impact areas, which are based on both farmer and consumer needs. In this way, we aim to turn today's challenges into tomorrow's opportunities.

Carbon Robotics Introduces the First and Only Tractor Autonomy Solution with Real-Time Remote Supervision and Control

Installed on existing tractors, Carbon AutoTractor provides farmers with production-ready autonomy that eliminates stoppages, operates 24/7, and increases efficiency

Oishii acquires robotics technology from Tortuga AgTech

This deal will turbo-charge the output and efficiency of Oishii’s pioneering robotic harvesting capabilities, combining forces with Tortuga to help solve the two hardest issues facing modern agriculture—widespread climate uncertainty and global labor shortages.

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Bidwell Training Center announces grant funding for urban agriculture farm and market

The grant will be used to fund the development of an urban agriculture farm and market at BTC as part of the school's Horticulture and Agriculture Technology Program.

Sharjah Breaks Global Record in Nutrition Quality Thanks to Innovative Food Techniques

Sharjah, a leading hub for innovation and excellence in the United Arab Emirates, is making a significant contribution to global food security and sustainability by producing an innovative wheat variety with an unprecedented protein content of 19.3%-the highest recorded worldwide.

Tower Garden Furthers Mission to Make Fresh Food Equitable for All

Tower Garden Donates 100 units to Children's Organizations Across United States

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