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The Algebra of Farming News Reporter It’s time for your Farm of the Future Report. I’m Tim Hammerich. Digital agriculture is often referred to as the fourth agricultural revolution. If there’s one company that’s been leading the charge on that, it’s The Climate Corp. The company’s Chief Product Officer, Ranjeeta Singh, says she sees a farm as a set of complex variables. Singh… “If you look at farming, I look at it as a branch of a matrix algebra. Again, I hope you u...

Live Microbe Technology News Reporter It’s time for your Farm of the Future Report. I’m Tim Hammerich. More biological agronomic solutions are coming to the market, but applying a microbe is not the same as traditional chemicals. Companies like 3Bar Biologics are creating new ways to make sure they can maximize effectiveness with their microbial technology. Jane Fife is the Chief Technology Officer. Fife.... “Our live microbes technology is a different way to approach the pro...

Technology for Regenerative Agriculture News Reporter It’s time for your Farm of the Future Report. I’m Tim Hammerich. Regenerative agriculture has really picked up momentum in recent years. This approach of ecologically intensive farming relies as much as possible on working with nature instead of external inputs. So where does technology fit into this model? That’s the question I asked Dr. Jonathan Lundgren, director of the Ecdysis Foundation and CEO of Blue Dasher Farm. Lu...

The excitement about autonomous tractors goes beyond the coolness factor and the labor savings. <p>

Farmers typically bear all of the risk of new innovations not working. Will that changed with new warranty-like products?

Embracing Ag Technology Pt 2 Monday Jan 11th, 2021 Colby AgTech founder, Chad Colby says in the world of agriculture, it’s no longer a luxury … COLBY … “And, I think that’s the message that needs to be sent is, producers today need to be applying more technology because the benefits are there, which is a good thing.” Colby uses i-Pads and says the advancements have been incredible … COLBY … “There’s a huge jump from your i-Pads. If you’ve got anything with a ‘Pro’ on i...

Use a drone on your farm? Don’t forget to register under new rules 2021-01-07

AGTech Holdings has successfully bid for the right to supply terminals to the Sports Lottery Administration Centres in three Chinese provinces. Shaanxi, Guizhou and Hubei provinces will now take the terminals through one of the AGTech subsidiaries.The wholly-owned subsidiary, Beijing AGTech GOT Technology Co., is the beneficiary of the deal. The deal, said AGTech Holdings “demonstrates the group’s continued industry-leading position and commitment in the lottery hardware market in the mai...

The planst are grown under LED lights. Source: Nordic Harvest One of the robots used in the facility. Source: Nordic Harvest Previous Next Construction has been completed on Europe’s largest indoor vertical farm. The facility will be capable of producing 1,000t of salads and herbs per year. The plants are grown on 14 stacked shelves, equivalent to an area of more than 7,000 square metres, and are grown using hydroponics and LED lights. The planst are grown under LE...