AgriTech - Articles, Stories & Interviews
Turning torque into savings - How bearing efficiency can cut farm machinery energy use
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Every tractor, combine, baler, pump or conveyor on a farm depends on bearings to keep its rotating parts moving. But those bearings also create resistance. Even small amounts of internal friction multiply across hundreds of bearings.
Rugged electric actuators provide reliable steering for extensible, self-driving platform
Whether OxDrive’s next application is in agritech, construction, forestry, warehouse logistics or any other untapped use, chances are good that it will need a reliable actuator. And when it does, Horton will likely continue specifying Thomson linear motion solutions.
Partnering with a Leading Renewable Fuel Provider to Pioneer Field-Based CI Scoring
Given the scale of their footprint, this was a massive undertaking for the company. The company partnered with Farmers Edge to pilot a field-based CI scoring initiative, exploring how agricultural data could play a pivotal role in achieving their goals.
Competitive Advantages of LED Greenhouse Lighting
Not all LED greenhouse lights are created equal. Learn how dynamic lighting with real-time spectrum control delivers superior yield, quality, and energy savings.
How Vision-Guided Smart Sprayers Maximize Output in Precision Agriculture
Vision-guided smart sprayers are transforming how agriculture handles chemical deployment. These systems identify where treatment is needed using embedded cameras.
Having Lost $500,000 to SAP, Grow Lamp Manufacturer Turns to MRPeasy
Tennessee-based Horticulture Lighting Group has harnessed the power of MRP software to streamline their operations and drive sustained growth. “We managed to implement it in under 3 months without many issues, a sharp contrast to big ERPs,” says CFO Bruce Heinemann.
The Cost of Downtime: How Reliable Lighting Impacts Commercial Profits
In commercial cultivation, uptime is everything. Any disruption—from a single light failure to a complete zone outage—can derail production schedules, reduce yield quality, and cut into profits.
AgriTech - Featured Stories
SwarmFarm Raises $30M AUD to Untether Farm Productivity from Machine Size
By designing autonomy from the ground up — not as a bolt-on feature, but as a fully integrated platform — SwarmFarm gives farmers the ability to scale productivity without scaling machine size.
XAG Drones Give Brazilian Farmers the Edge Amid Unpredictable Weather
For a growing number of producers, agricultural drones are now part of daily life in the field. This technology offers practical solutions to long-standing problems by saving time, reducing waste, and giving producers the flexibility to act within shrinking windows.
Climate-Resilient Agriculture: Key Trends Cultivating the Future of Farming in 2025
Climate-resilient agriculture has rapidly evolved from an academic concept to a practical, essential business strategy for ensuring food security and operational viability.
AgriTech - News Headlines
igus® Announces Compact PRT-04 Slewing Ring Bearing For Installations With Limited Space
igus® announces the release of a new compact version of its PRT-04 slewing ring bearing, offering mechanical engineers a powerful solution for modern machine designs with limited installation space.
Indoor Ag-Con & Aquaponics Association Announce 2026 Pre-Conference Workshop
Indoor Ag-Con and Aquaponics Association partner to present a full-day pre-conference workshop, "Rooted in Water, Fueled by Fish: Advancing Hydroponics Through Aquaponics," on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino.
NEC X Unveils Seven New Startups Driving Breakthroughs in Healthcare, Construction, Agritech and More
Chosen from a Nearly 90% AI-Driven Applicant Pool, Batch 14 Brings Scalable Solutions to Enterprise Software, Life Care, Supply Chains and Customer Service
How AI is accelerating innovation in agriculture
On CNH combines, tractors, and sprayers, AI systems make complex decisions in real time, from steering vehicles to optimizing inputs all to improve productivity and yields. Technologies such as SenseApply™ sprayer automation use machine vision to apply treatment only where needed, cutting herbicide use and increasing productivity for farmers each year.
HAWE Cultivation Systems BV and LettUs Grow Announce Integration Partnership at the Canadian Greenhouse Conference
This partnership will combine LettUs Grow's Advanced Aeroponics™ technology with HAWE Systems' extensive experience in designing and implementing mobile container systems. Together, they will work to seamlessly integrate and scale up the technology for the horticulture industry.
AgriTech - Featured Product
Elmo Motion Control - The Platinum Line, a new era in servo control
Significantly enhanced servo performance, higher EtherCAT networking precision, richer servo operation capabilities, more feedback options, and certified smart Functional Safety. Elmo's industry-leading Platinum line of servo drives provides faster and more enhanced servo performance with wider bandwidth, higher resolutions, and advanced control for better results. Platinum drives offer precise EtherCAT networking, faster cycling, high synchronization, negligible jitters, and near-zero latency. They are fully synchronized to the servo loops and feature-rich feedback support, up to three feedbacks simultaneously (with two absolute encoders working simultaneously). The Platinum Line includes one of the world's smallest Functional Safety, and FSoE-certified servo drives with unique SIL capabilities.
AgriTech - Featured Company
igus
In agricultural applications, solutions that can stand up to rough conditions such as dirt, dust, heat, shock and edge loads are essential. Igus makes this possible with its cable carriers and plastic bearings that are characterized by their outstanding resilience and long service life. These products can be used in tractors, disc harrows, fertilizers, field sprayers, and other agricultural equipment. In many applications, metallic bushings or recirculating ball bearing guides can be replaced by self-lubricating polymer plain bearings to not only improve technology, but significantly reduce costs as well.
