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Precision farming: Understanding a field’s potential at a glance.
Reading Time: 4 minutes There are numerous technologies being developed to tackle the challenges faced by farmers in our ever-changing world. Here, we explore some of the most popular
Our food systems need an overhaul. Here’s how the UN Food Summit can help
Reading Time: 5 minutes The world faces a growing food systems crisis. The number of people who go to sleep hungry around the world grew by over 100 million
New UK 360 ‘Innovation Farm’ launched by Arla Foods
Reading Time: 3 minutes Arla Foods on-farm R&D facility was formally launched last week, showcasing a range of trials that are testing the tech of the future. The Arla
World leaders could dine on ‘vertically farmed’ vegetables at Cop26
Reading Time: 4 minutes World leaders – including President Biden and Pope Francis – could dine on ‘vertically farmed’ vegetables at the global climate change summit in Glasgow later
Vertical Farming World to meet in September
Reading Time: 2 minutes With the theme of ‘Raising Expectations’, the 2nd Vertical Farming World Congress will host industry members, from global leaders to new start-ups, on 20-22 September
The science behind cultivating perfection
Reading Time: 3 minutes For a long time, creating the perfect plant recipe has been a mere pipe dream for indoor growers as they look to achieve optimal crop
The company making vegan meat from potatoes
Reading Time: 3 minutes A new UK factory is set to transform potatoes into protein, which can then be used to make plant-based meats. Built by British food and
The IoT of Agriculture
Reading Time: 3 minutes With the world’s population growing daily, the concept of smart farming has become far more than just a pipedream – it’s now an urgent requirement.
Bosch and BASF Announce Smart Farming Joint Venture
Reading Time: 2 minutes The 50/50 joint venture (JV) between Bosch and BASF Digital Farming to globally market and sell smart farming technologies from a single source has now
Editor’s Opinion – Sustainability isn’t an option it’s a moral responsibility
Reading Time: 3 minutes As we journey into a 5G connected world the challenge of achieving true sustainability becomes more relevant than ever. Energy efficiency needs to be a
Vertical farming expected to grow worldwide
Reading Time: 2 minutes The future of farming may not be neat rows of crops stretching out toward the horizon, but trays of plants stacked high to the ceilings
Red Sea Farms raises $10 million to expand across Saudi
Reading Time: 3 minutes Red Sea Farms, a Saudi Arabian agritech business whose one-of-a-kind technology enables the commercial farming of produce using primarily salt water, received a $10 million
Vertical farming method to produce UK strawberries ‘nine months a year’
Reading Time: 2 minutes The strawberries are produced in vertically stacked beds under fully controlled conditions, with plants watered using a hydroponic feed instead of in the soil. Strawberries
Robot uses machine learning to harvest lettuce
Reading Time: 3 minutes A vegetable-picking robot that uses machine learning to identify and harvest a commonplace, but challenging, agricultural crop has been developed by engineers. For a human,
Inadequate broadband threatening farmers’ livelihoods
Reading Time: 2 minutes British Telecom (BT) and satellite operator OneWeb, which is partly owned by the UK government, have reached an agreement that will see the two working together to
Improving wheat yield predictions with crop image technology
Reading Time: 2 minutes Wheat is one of the most important crop types in food production worldwide. Due to increasing food demand and rising population, it is necessary to
The Future of Food Production is Insight
Reading Time: 2 minutes Leading Agri-Food software developer KisanHub have launched Reporting and Analytics Dashboardsto provide fast, convenient access to business-critical supply chain data for Producer Groups. The Dashboards
New tech can track vehicles, drones and cargo remotely within centimetres
Reading Time: 2 minutes Pinpoint accuracy is critical to the acceptance and mass adoption of autonomous vehicles not just on the road but in factories, airports, dockyards and any
The Latest Advancements in Safe Positioning Systems for Agricultural Robots
Reading Time: 6 minutes As the agricultural robotics industry continues to progress at a lightning-fast pace, it’s easy to forget that certain technologies have become decidedly old-school. Global positioning
Urban Agriculture – What’s it all about?
Reading Time: 3 minutes For as long as traditional outdoor crops are exposed to ever-volatile climates around the globe there will always be variations in agricultural yields. However, agriculture