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A drone which mimics bird flight could make the technology more usable for farmers in remote and windswept landscapes.

UK firm farms mealworms for sustainable poultry feed 26 April 2021 | Mealworms can be fed on organic food waste and can be reared using less land and water than soya Farming mealworms to produce animal feed in the UK could be a sustainable and nutritionally valuable answer to environmentally damaging imports of soya. Packing more protein than steak, mealworms are rich in amino acids, minerals, fats, vitamins and energy. This means they have the potential to be a valuable feed source for livestock, particularly poultry, according to Entec Nutrition. Mealworms can be fed on organic food waste ...

The new software enables agriculture-specific online searches It can be tough for farmers to find the information they need from the internet - typing in 'artificial insemination' can result in some colourful search results that are unlikely to be helpful. A Newquay based company has created a piece of software which enables searches to be recognised as agriculture-specific. SimSage's downloadable plugin website search function uses artificial intelligence to understand agriculture’s natural language. Co-founder Sean Wilson explained: “Type AI into any popular search engine and �...

Farming Language; Software Company Breaks Down Digital Barriers Digitalisation has changed the way farmers record, curate and receive data. But with business-critical information now online, how easy is it to find what you are looking for? Not very, until now. Software company SimSage has revolutionised the way website search tools can be used by agri-businesses and organisations to better connect farmers with the information they need. It has developed a downloadable plugin website search function, which uses artificial intelligence to understand agriculture’s natural language. A farmer ty...