AgriTech - Articles, Stories & Interviews
History of Plant Breeding Software
We're working on AI models for outlier detection, phenotype prediction, and integrating environmental data like weather or soil conditions. It's still early days, but the potential is huge. We believe AI should assist breeders, not replace them.
How Tomorrow's Farms Depend on 3PL to Feed the Future
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While high demands, costs and disruptions affect all industries, agriculture faces some unique challenges. Much of its shipping must use refrigerated containers, and farms require fast turnaround times to prevent spoilage, especially as food waste becomes a bigger issue.
Revolutionizing Cotton Farming in Greece with Stark Flight Agriculture Drones
In Greece, cotton farming is undergoing a significant transformation through the integration of Stark Flight Agriculture drones, leading to unprecedented efficiency and improved crop yields, impacting sustainable agriculture positively.
The Hidden Cost of Owning it All
Why forward-thinking agribusinesses are shifting from building everything in-house to partnering through Managed Services.
Modern Machines for Automated Agriculture - How Modern Seedling Transplanting Works
With more automation and robotics in agriculture, the way food is grown is changing significantly. This brings numerous benefits, including improved efficiency and productivity, as well as more sustainable and environmentally friendly farming practices.
More Farmers Are Adopting John Deere’s See & Spray, Here’s Why
First introduced in 2018 by John Deere and Blue River technology, See & Spray uses cameras, processors and a boom to apply non-residual herbicides to weeds with pinpoint accuracy within corn, soybean and cotton fields.
FIRA USA 2025: Where Growers and Ag Robotics Innovators Lead the Future of Farming
FIRA USA 2025 will showcase a range of autonomous solutions addressing today's critical labor shortages and profitability challenges—from commercially available equipment already operating in fields to innovative prototypes nearing market readiness.
AgriTech - Featured Stories
Arugga Shipping First Plant Lowering Robots in Europe
Addressed to lower cucumbers and tomato plants, the robot achieves 300 plants per hour and two units cover one hectare, ensuring uniform growth with precise, gentle lowering adjustments.
Beewise, Inc. Raises $50 Million in Series D Financing to Accelerate Innovation and Expansion
The new capital brings the company's total raised to nearly $170 million and will accelerate Beewise's technological innovation, market expansion, and research—all in service of its mission to save bees in order to secure the global food supply.
How AI Can Reduce Strain From Labor Shortages in the Agricultural Industry
Why does the labor gap exist? Farm work is seasonal, physically taxing and geographically isolated. Visa caps tighten the supply of migrant labor, and younger rural residents often chase steadier indoor jobs. Wages continue to climb, but not fast enough to outweigh the grind
AgriTech - News Headlines
Just Vertical and GlobalMedic Launch Moldova Indoor Farm to Support Ukrainian Refugees and Local Communities
Vertical indoor farm in Eastern Europe will provide year-round fresh produce in a region plagued by security concerns and inadequate growing conditions.
Kuva Space launches Hyperfield-1B satellite to enhance agriculture and environmental intelligence for public and private sectors
The company's second gen-1 hyperspectral microsatellite expands the company's insights service to new markets, including Asia and Australia.
Wilbur-Ellis®, Talam Biotech to collaborate on US food crop solution for heavy metals
Companies enter market development agreement for novel approach to reducing toxic elements in food
Welcome to the Future of Farming: 5X More Food with 90% Less Water
Little Big Farms™: Grow 5X More Food with 90% Less Water
CEA Summit East 2025 Opens With Keynote on Sustainable Growth in Indoor Farming
Indoor Ag-Con and the CEA Innovation Center are pleased to announce that the 4th Annual Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Summit East will kick off with the opening morning keynote panel titled "Cultivating Sustainable Growth: Balancing Economics and the Environment in CEA" at 8:45 AM on Tuesday, September 9, 2025.
AgriTech - Featured Product
Elmo Motion Control - The Platinum Line, a new era in servo control
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AgriTech - Featured Company
Cree LED
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