As Leaders In Their Communities, Farmers Can Begin Nominating Schools For Grants Designed To Enhance STEM Education
-In 2018, the America's Farmers Grow Rural Education Program, Sponsored by the Monsanto Fund, Will Award More Than $2.3 Million to Improve Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Curriculums
- Starting January 1 through April 2, 2018, farmers can nominate their local public school districts to apply for $10,000 and $25,000 grants to enhance STEM education
- Past winning programs have used funds to improve internet connectivity, develop industrial arts labs, and create life science and livestock learning laboratories
- Since the Grow Rural Education program began in 2011, it has awarded more than $14 million in grants to rural public schools
The Climate Corporation Expands Global Research Footprint with Robust Innovation Pipeline
Acceleration of R&D Advancements to Bring Analytics-Based Insights to More Farmers
The BioAg Alliance Readies New Seed Coatings to Help Farmers Achieve Better Harvests
Strong R&D Pipeline of Microbial Products Aims to Boost Crop Yields and Fight Pests
10 AG Mergers and Acquistions from 2017
Gil Gullickson for Successful Farming: In a down agricultural economy, firms look to mergers and acquisitions to gain efficiencies.
How do Drones Help Farmers?
2017 - Most Popular Article - How do drones help farmers? They increase yields, save time, increase return on investment, are easy to use, crop health imaging, water efficiency and other environmental benefits. Look to the sky.
Six questions to ask when developing a weed control program
Consider these crop management tips from Bayer to maximize 2018 corn yield
Vertical Farming & the City
Vertical farms integrated into urban environments do not only decrease the pressure of cities on rural areas, but they will provide sustainable local solutions to a large variety of issues such as urban wastewater management and valorization of urban solid organic waste.
Farmers bank on solar power to stave off European water crisis
Steve Gillman for Horizon: Rising populations and climate change are putting pressure on the water needed for agriculture but a solar-powered irrigation system may reduce the amount that farmers use - while simultaneously slashing the sectors greenhouse gas emissions.
Bay Area aerial imaging startup teams up to detect disease in crops before outbreaks
Seung Lee for The Mercury News: An Oakland-based startup is sending its aerial imaging technology to the Midwestern plains to help farmers detect pests and diseases in their corn and soybean fields before an outbreak.
Sentera and AgDNA Announce Ag Data Integration via the John Deere Operations Center
The Operations Center facilitates seamless integration of data between Sentera and AgDNA products
Sentera Announces New Pricing and Features for 2018
Take advantage of a limited time offer for an additional $200 off solution when ordered this year
AG Tech Decision and Management Apps
Farmers actively use some 26 apps on a regular basis. The apps here are just a few. New technologies such as the Internet of Things and Cloud Computing are expected to leverage this development and introduce more robots and artificial intelligence in farming.
Case IH forging ahead with 'Farming 4.0'…but what is it?
Jim Breen for Agriland: As a leading farm equipment company, we strive to anticipate technological change. Case IH already offers technologies that play a part in this exciting new era.
AI for Earth can be a game-changer for our planet, says Microsoft President Brad Smith
At Microsoft, we believe AI for Earth will be a force multiplier for groups and individuals like these who are creating sustainable solutions. That's why we're not just putting more resources into this effort, but also coupling this with a long-term commitment to applying AI to grow and scale in four key areas - climate, water, agriculture and biodiversity.
Half a Billion Wireless Industrial IoT Connections by 2025, Says ON World
Wireless sensor network (WSN) technologies and associated cloud technologies are accelerating adoption for the industrial Internet of Things, according to ON World.
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