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AgTech Software Solutions Aren't One-Size-Fits-All

08/22/19, 07:41 AM | Lighting, Precision Farming | Business Development, power, Software and Smarts

The way we grow is changing and so are the tools we need to be successful. Here are a few recommendations from some of the farms that I've seen are doing it right.

Control VPD and Rule the Greenhouse

08/20/19, 06:58 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming | Greenhouses

I'd like to talk about the most important part of VPD namely, how it impacts your production and how can you manipulate it to increase your sales. Notice I didn't say increase production, because if you do things correctly it's not the pounds of harvest the matters.

Visit the Farm Science Review Trade Show

08/15/19, 09:10 AM | Lighting, Supply Chain | Tradeshows and Conferences | Len Calderone - Contributing Author

At the FSR, research scientists, academia and industry come together to impart their knowledge with people all over Ohio, across the country and around the world. The object of the show is to create a more sustainable world.

Husky UGV Turns Over a New Leaf

08/15/19, 09:09 AM | Precision Farming, Supply Chain | autonomous, robotics

The modern-day desire for efficiency through automation has spread its way into every industry. Even in the agriculture sector, unmanned ground vehicles are being considered to supplement work with crops and improve farm management.

Using Data to Drive Orchard Automation

08/13/19, 08:42 AM | Precision Farming, Supply Chain | Automation

The world's first mango auto-harvester was presented at the recent Australian Mango conference in Darwin, while the first commercial robotic apple harvester is already in use in New Zealand.

How Governments Are Using AgTech For Better Insurance

08/13/19, 08:41 AM | Lighting, Precision Farming | crop insurance, government policy | Zimlon

With the emergence of agtech start-ups that rely on specific tech-led innovation within the insurance value chain, it has helped expedite the speed with which farmers receive necessary reimbursements and support.

Precision Agriculture Market Outlook

08/07/19, 08:25 PM | Precision Farming

The use of smartphones among farmers has been steadily increasing since 2009, and this is expected to grow extensively in the coming years. Additionally, labor costs account for nearly 60% of the total agriculture costs.

Novel Quantum Dot Optical Fiber Technology That Delivers Extra Light to the Lower Canopy of Plants

08/06/19, 07:52 AM | Lighting | lighting

Hung above plants in a greenhouse, the fiber concentrator devices absorb underutilized portions of sunlight, convert the energy into a more ideal spectrum, and then strategically guide that light to the lower leaves of plants.

Vertical Farming Market Outlook

08/01/19, 08:00 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming | Business Development

Europe is projected to be the fastest-growing region in the next five years, with numerous ongoing developments and a large number of small and large vertical farms already operating in the region.

Hydroponic Technology and Data Analytics in Vertical Farming

07/30/19, 09:51 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming

Crop One grows food hydroponically with unique formulas for each plant. Crop One is hardware agnostic but develops its own proprietary software and data analytics platform that governs its growing process as well as it farms.

Innovating the Farm-to-Table Experience

07/25/19, 09:33 AM | Supply Chain | Farm-to-Table

Beyond the improved flavor, aroma, and nutrition enabled by avoiding the supply chain, growing onsite creates a palpable dining experience.

Could Sustainable Agriculture be the Solution to Climate Change

07/23/19, 10:02 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Precision Farming | Analysis and Trends, sustainable

While conventional plant cultivation practices cause climate change, deforestation, loss of biodiversity and ecosystem degradation, this is not the case with sustainable agriculture.

Literal Solar Farms - When Agriculture and Solar Meet

07/23/19, 10:01 AM | Lighting | solar

The Nebraska-based business FarmAfield recently made headlines by winning a $200,000 federal grant to explore the feasibility of PV-integrated shade structures for cattle feedlots.

Why You Can't Afford to Run Your Farm Without a Cultivation Management Platform

07/18/19, 08:52 AM | Lighting | Business Development

If you're a grower, you know how difficult it is to compete in this low margin, high risk business. It doesn't matter what you grow or how you grow it, all crop production is vulnerable.

Launching a Successful Second Career with Container Farming

07/18/19, 08:50 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming | case study

A conversation with Steve Huntley of Enlightened Crops on how he discovered Freight Farms and leveraged previous business experience into his new venture of Container Farmng

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