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Agritech Is Helping Farmers Adapt to Climate Change and Severe Weather - Here's How

Changes in weather patterns and global temperatures heavily affect how farmers grow necessary crops. However, emerging tools like agritech are helping producers adapt and work with these changes, ensuring humanity’s access to food and raw materials.

Tractor Performance Data Sets? Keys to Achieving Max Power Utilization

Maria Zepeda shares tractor performance evaluations from the field through the John Deere Operations Center to help farmers understand their tractors’ engine power utilization and why “more horsepower” isn’t always the answer.

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.

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.

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Beyond the Barcode: Why RFID is the Backbone of the Future Food Chain

In food logistics, RFID isn't a "nice-to-have," it's becoming non-negotiable because food safety should be non-negotiable, too.

RFS 2.0: New Biofuel Rules and the Road Ahead for Refiners, Farmers and Ethanol Producers

Soybean and corn farmers could see the most encouraging outcome, experiencing a positive price catalyst. Soybean oil (biodiesel feedstock) prices surged on the news of the proposed rule, and corn ethanol programs historically raised corn prices by 12–30%, benefitting farme

10 Tips for Securing Funding for AgriTech Startups

AgriTech occupies a unique niche in the startup landscape — one that requires external funds sooner than many founders anticipate. By blending traditional funding routes with new fintech tools, founders can move from prototype to pilot without losing momentum or ownership.

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PSB Industries Highlights Deoxo and Dryer Package for Advanced Gas Purification in Agriculture

Package offers a cost-effective solution for oxygen and moisture removal, ensuring gas purity and compliance with stringent industry standards

European boost for global food security: Dutch biotech Solynta gets €20 million EIB backing for highly disease resistant potato varieties

• EIB lends €20 million to Dutch biotechnology company Solynta to develop potato seeds with strong resistance to disease and resilience to climate change. • The focus of the EIB loan, which is supported under the European Commission's InvestEU programme, is on the use of true potato seeds instead of traditional tubers for cultivation. • Solynta's technology holds promise of securing successful potato harvests and enhancing food supplies worldwide.

70% of Agriculture Freight Moves by Truck, and Compliance is Putting it at Risk

A wave of proposed regulatory changes, insurance cost increases, and legal accountability is reshaping the freight landscape, forcing producers, processors, and suppliers to rethink how they manage risk in their transportation networks.

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Cree LED J Series® LEDs: Precision Spectrums for Horticulture
Cree LED J Series® LEDs: Precision Spectrums for Horticulture

Cree LED J Series® LEDs: Precision Spectrums for Horticulture

Cree LED's J Series LEDs offer high-efficacy 2835, 3030 and 5050 packages tailored for horticulture, greenhouse, vertical farming and aquaculture applications. Designed with plant and animal performance in mind - not human vision - these LEDs deliver application-specific spectral content, superior energy efficiency and long operating lifetimes. The latest JB3030C 3V E Class Photophyll™ Select LEDs feature advanced broad-spectrum output with optimized blue and green wavelengths, delivering industry-leading performance in a footprint compatible with 301B/H. Ideal for maximizing growth and yield, Cree LED brings reliability and innovation to agricultural lighting.

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