It’s no secret that farming has become increasingly high-tech, but a partnership between The Ohio State University and an Ohio agribusiness is taking things even further with new field scouting technology that involves a drone and artificial intelligence (AI),...

Climate Corporation argues that every spray droplet should land where it’s going to do the farmer the most good, and it says new features of its Climate FieldView management system are letting producers do exactly that, writes Alexis Stockford at Manitoba Co-operator. The...

ADAMA Ltd. has announced it has signed a global partnership with Pessl Instruments, providing ADAMA unlimited access to its vast portfolio of disease models for dozens of key crops around the world. Pessl, a leader in the development and distribution...

Over the past few months Blue Radix has worked hard on developing its innovative services and expanding the company. It is therefore high time for an official international market introduction. With 15 employees, Blue Radix has a lot of...

Understory, a leading provider of parametric insurance for severe weather risks, has been awarded 'AgTech Insurance Solution of the Year' by AgTech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence company. The AgTech Breakthrough Awards program recognizes the top companies, technologies and products...

Agriculture is the most sensitive field of ​​China’s opening to the outside world, reports Hortidaily. As the only pilot free trade zone with modern agricultural development as its main feature in China, the Yangling district has taken effective measures...

To most effectively leverage aerial imagery from the field in plant breeding and agronomic research the data must be stored, analyzed, and evaluated alongside more traditional phenotypic and genetic information. Canada-based Agronomix Software and Purdue University-affiliated startup, Progeny Drone,...

Trimble has announced that it has acquired MidStates VRS, a network previously owned by Butler Machinery and Frontier Precision. The addition of the network, located in North and South Dakota, increases the footprint of Trimble's VRS Now GNSS corrections...

Proagrica has launched Commercial Analytics, a platform developed specifically for ag retailers. It combines data integration and data science capabilities to help businesses make data-informed decisions that will maximize revenue. Graeme McCracken, MD at Proagrica, says: “On average, businesses analyze...

Farmer’s Business Network, Inc., a leading direct-to-farm ag tech platform and farmer network, has launched GRO Network, which provides new technology and services that facilitate the scoring, sourcing, and pricing of Low-Carbon Grain from farm to fork, making environmental...

Israeli soil sensing and data analytics startup CropX has acquired New Zealand-based Regen, a cloud-based, precision effluent and irrigation decision support tool company, reports AgFunder News. The acquisition marks CropX’s foray into the New Zealand market. It has longstanding ties...

Food industry officials in the United Arab Emirates may soon have a blockchain-based supply chain to obtain agricultural products directly from India, writes Turner Wright at Cointelegraph. According to an Aug. 31 report, officials in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)...

Even with how lightning quick many events have occurred during the strange year that has been 2020, the rapid-fire demise of ag technology company TerrAvion was still surprising, writes Eric Sfiligoj at CropLife. And could this signal potential trouble...

Indigo Ag, a company dedicated to harnessing nature to help farmers sustainably feed the planet, has announced that its Board of Directors has selected Ron Hovsepian as its next CEO, effective immediately. Hovsepian will succeed David Perry, who has stepped down...

Farmobile LLC has announced the release of the Farmobile Index for Harvest — a crop progress and benchmarking tool that gives data subscribers daily, state-level crop insights as corn and soybeans are harvested. Users can view total aggregated harvested acres/yield...

Providing imagery for interpretation by retail agronomists and advisers can provide strong value by making field changes more apparent. But it still requires a vigilant, trained eye to determine when something is changing in a field early enough to...

Artificial intelligence, or AI as it is more commonly called, has become more prominent in conversations about technology these days, writes Frank Giles at Growing Produce. But what does it mean? And how might it shape the future of...

Raven Industries, Inc. has announced the release of its Hawkeye 2 Nozzle Control System. Available to order today, the system offers users unparalleled spray performance in agriculture — improving efficiency and reducing input costs. During rigorous testing, Hawkeye 2 proved...

American Vanguard Corporation has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary AMVAC Chemical Corporation completed the first phase of a testing relationship with Corteva Agriscience regarding Corteva’s use of AMVAC’s proprietary SIMPAS prescriptive application equipment. SIMPAS allows farmers to prescriptively...

Omnivore, India’s leading agritech venture capital firm, has launched its report on The Future of Indian Agriculture and Food Systems: Vision 2030. The report, a bold vision for agritech, explores how new technologies, demographic trends, and climate change will...