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Bringing WiFi into Large Buildings: Ayrstone introduces the AyrMesh® IndoorHub

07/31/18, 10:41 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting
The new AyrMesh IndoorHub is a simple indoor meshing WiFi access point. The new IndoorHub is an upgrade to Ayrstone's successful IndoorAPwith several important improvements.

A Look At Irrigation Management Practices In Nebraska

07/31/18, 08:44 AM | Lighting | irrigation, soil, weather | Iteris, Inc.
Running sprinklers on the right, impending downpours on the left - color me confused. Why would growers, who are much more knowledgeable about their crops, put down water when thunderstorms are rumbling on the horizon?

Smart Cannabis Corp. Installs SMART App in 18 Greenhouses and Additional 50,000 sqft Within Retrofitted Greenhouses, Secures Subscription Services for Entire Project

07/31/18, 05:58 AM | Lighting, Supply Chain
In addition to the SMART App automation system installation, the client is contracted for subscription services spanning the entire, massive project.

Iteris ClearAg to Power UK Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board's WeatherHub

07/31/18, 05:54 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | Iteris, Inc.
ClearAg Smart Content Will Enhance WeatherHub with Hyperlocal Weather Data

10% Off HydroCycle Growing Systems

07/31/18, 05:53 AM | Lighting, Supply Chain
HydroCycle will be offering 10% off all of their growing systems.

Giant indoor vertical farm backed by Chinese firm launching just east of Las Vegas Strip

07/30/18, 01:45 PM | Lighting | AgTech, Indoor Farming, vertical farming
Jeff Daniels for CNBC: The vertical farm requires 90 percent less water than a traditional farm and uses about 50 percent less energy than most other indoor ag facilities.

Smart Agriculture With The Advent Of IoT And Drones

07/26/18, 08:46 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | drones, IoT
Smart Farming is a capital-effective and hi-tech system of growing food cleanly and making it sustainable for people. It is an application of modern Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) into agriculture.

Farmers Edge and Phillips Seed Farms Inc. to Take Digital Connectivity to New Level in Prime Agricultural Region

07/26/18, 05:36 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting
This collaboration will link together innovative genetic development with digital agronomic tools that convert to economic and agronomic value for growers.

Aeris & Ranch Systems Unite to Improve Smart Farming via IoT

07/25/18, 05:13 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting
Companies Collaborate to Help Farmers & Enterprises Save Water and Reduce Power Consumption

Is Agriculture and Food Becoming CRISPR?

07/20/18, 05:44 AM | Lighting, Supply Chain
Three researchers present findings on CRISPR gene editing at 2018 AAEA Annual Meeting

UMD Assistant Professor Awarded $1.1 Million to Mitigate Rising Sea-level and Saltwater Intrusion Threatening Coastal Farm Viability and Bay Health

07/20/18, 05:43 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting
Tullys project combines crop research, wetland ecology, geological and chemical analysis, and economic modeling to not only determine what crop management strategies work in this saltier environment, but identify practical applications that will be the most cost effective and profitable to the farmer while protecting the environment.

Semtech's LoRa Technology, DNA of IoT, at Google Cloud Next '18

07/19/18, 05:38 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting
LoRa Technology expected to be de facto platform for the Internet of Things (IoT)

Inari, a plant breeding technology company, introduces its mission to transform agriculture and to impact society and the environment

07/18/18, 06:07 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting
- Inari, a Flagship Pioneering company, launches an agricultural plant breeding technology company - Inari aims to transform plant breeding to significantly reduce time and cost by applying cutting edge biological and data sciences - Inari has assembled a team of exceptional and diverse scientists and science advisors that are developing unique approaches with partners and growers around the world

AgBiome LLC Secures Series C Funding

07/18/18, 06:06 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting
AgBiome LLC, a private company harnessing the plant microbiome for novel agricultural pest solutions, announced today that it has secured $65 million in Series C financing that will help the company bring novel crop protection products and solutions to the market.

As Farmers Grow Drone Use, Privacy Issues Top List of Concerns

07/18/18, 06:04 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting
Survey of Farmers Highlights New Risks and Opportunities in Expanding Drone Market

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