AgriTech - Articles, Stories & Interviews
Optical Zoom vs. Digital Zoom: See What Best Suits Your Embedded Vision Application
There are two major approaches to camera-related magnification - optical zoom and digital zoom. One relies on manual adjustments while the other leverages software algorithms. Explore the differences, advantages, and limitations of both these approaches.
REVOLUTIONISING THE UK POTATO INDUSTRY: INNOVATIVE PRECISION BREEDING PROJECT PROMISES RADICAL SOLUTIONS
Researchers will focus on two key goals: reducing bruising-related discoloration and making potatoes quicker to cook. These improvements aim to enhance potato quality, cut down on food waste, and meet the evolving needs of consumers.
A Packaging Look-Ahead for 2024 and Beyond
As packaging converters and their brand/retailer clients look to the future, there are four key areas of focus that are getting a lot of attention: Artificial Intelligence, Sustainability, Automation, and Hiring and Retaining talent.
Trial Grodan and Philips Full LED shows high level quality tomato production with up to 40% heat input reduction
The initial results show that it is possible for tomato growers to maintain high levels of quality and production, even when they reduce the heat input in the greenhouse.
Agricobots Drives Precision Farming with Outdoornav Autonomy Software
Agricobots’ project aims to develop a specialized vineyard spraying robot known as VinyA st-4030. The robot is engineered to navigate demanding and dangerous landscapes characterized by steep slopes and potential slipperiness.
Robotic Evolution In Packaging Automation Delivers Greater Efficiency
Predominantly known for their automatic bagging equipment, Haley recently introduced the industry's first-known robotic pad inserter. The 6-axis robot places cardboard top pads in different-sized produce boxes.
Unwrapping the Mystery of Mummy Nuts in Commercial Agriculture
In this month’s article, FarmSense will delve into what mummy nuts are, their significance in commercial agriculture sanitation, and the strategies employed to mitigate their impact. Let’s begin unwrapping the mystery of mummy nuts in commercial agriculture.
AgriTech - Featured Stories
Controlled-environment agriculture research sees innovation through Project GREEEN
Throughout Project GREEEN’s 25 years, the program has supported research on controlled-environment agriculture and how to increase its economic viability.
Benefits of Edge Computing in Agriculture
Farmers often hesitate to adopt the latest technology. However, edge computing has unparalleled potential for improving farming efficiency. Here is a breakdown of edge computing and how the agricultural sector can benefit from its applications.
AI Making Ag Equipment Accessible to All Farmers
The emergence of AI and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies can address many challenges facing farmers today, including expanding access to mechanized equipment. Leveraging these innovations is crucial to enhancing productivity in agriculture to meet future demand.
AgriTech - News Headlines
Gravis Formed through Combination of Six Industry Leaders to Create North America's Largest Provider of Engineered Bulk Transportation Packaging Solutions
Gravis is thrilled to launch its new name and brand identity following the successful combination of six leading players to form the largest provider of engineered bulk transportation packaging solutions in North America.
UbiQD's Quantum Dot Greenhouse Technology Wins 2024 SXSW Innovation Award and U.S. Department of Agriculture SBIR Grant
On the heels of being recognized at South by Southwest 2024 in Austin, the company was awarded a grant from the USDA to develop a new glass-based version of its QD greenhouse technology.
Bayer AG and Lavie Bio Continue for Second Year of Biofungicides Validation Following Successful Lab and Greenhouse Testing
The tests have demonstrated the efficacy of Lavie Bio's biofungicides in addressing devastating diseases that affect fruits and vegetables worldwide. Building on these positive outcomes, the companies are progressing to a second year of validation trials in field experiments.
SWARM Engineering Introduces AVA - The AgriFood Virtual Advisor Set to Revolutionize the AgriFood Industry
AVA ambitiously bridges the gap between technology and agrifood, leveraging SWARM Engineering's expertise in Challenge Engineering-a methodology that systematically breaks down problems to identify scalable and efficient solutions.
ONE FLORAL BEGINS LED LIGHTING TRIAL WITH SOLLUM TECHNOLOGIES
SOLLUM'S DYNAMIC LIGHTING SOLUTION TO SUPPORT THE LARGE PROPAGATION COMPANY'S FIRST FORAY INTO LED TECHNOLOGY
AgriTech - Featured Product
X-Rail: reliability and resistance to environmental impurities
Rollon's X-Rail linear rails are a reliable solution in environments susceptible to impurities. Equipped with rolling elements with shaped and flat raceways, they are available in several versions: galvanized, nitrided or stainless-steel sheet metal. The latter version ensures total corrosion resistance, which is critical for hostile environments such as those found in vertical farming.
Particularly innovative is the T + U configuration of the X-Rail linear rails, which can compensate for the parallelism errors of mounting surfaces. This simplifies installation and reduces costs.
AgriTech - Featured Company
e-con Systems
e-con Systems has been a pioneer in the embedded vision space; designing, developing and manufacturing custom and off-the-shelf camera solutions since 2003. With a team of 300+ extremely skilled core engineers, our products are currently embedded in over 350 customer products. So far, we have shipped over 2 million cameras to the United States, Europe, Japan, South Korea and many more countries. Our cameras are suitable for applications such as autonomous mobile robots, smart agricultural devices, medical diagnostic systems, smart checkouts/carts, sports broadcasting systems, industrial handhelds, drones, biometric systems, etc.