precision agriculture

Written by Colm Ryan from Agriland Developments in nanotechnology in agriculture can bring efficiency to water and fertiliser use, according to the findings of a recent report. With this technology, farmers will also be able to use pesticides to better effect, and monitor their soil more...

Nature-based solutions were one of the main topics at the fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) in Nairobi. UNEA-5.2, which commenced on February 28, was convened under the theme “Strengthening Actions for Nature to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals” to highlight the...

On this UN World Youth Skills Day 2023 (Saturday, 15 July), we celebrate the transformative power of skill development in shaping the lives of young individuals and creating a brighter future, writes Violet Ochieng’ – winner of the Carol Ellison Science Award 2021 and Research Officer-Drone...

Written by Matt Hopkins from Precision Ag Agriculture and sustainability have been closely linked for many years, but there has been little data to quantify the benefits...until now. The post The Environmental Benefits of Precision Agriculture Quantified appeared first on Global Ag Tech...

Paddy Tarbuck Net Zero challenge In CIEL’s previous Net Zero & Livestock reports, we highlighted greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions sources from the agriculture sector and explored existing efforts to reduce sector-by-sector emissions in livestock, from grassland management in sheep farming to...

By Romano De Vivo, Vice President of Sustainability Food systems face many challenges, including climate change, biodiversity loss, population growth, and dietary changes. Balancing trade-offs in such a complex landscape can be daunting, especially when striving to increase productivity...

Hi everyone, I am a scientist developing batteries that self-recharge from soil. At the moment I am trying to find a suitable use-case for the technology, and precision agriculture is on my radar. If you could spare 1 minute to fill out this survey, so that I can learn more about your views on...

When the average annual temperature is 35º C all year round, crop seeds can dry out and die in the baking soil before they germinate. Even established plants can struggle as their roots simmer in the unforgiving glare of the sun. This is a daunting yet familiar reality for Lucival Portilho. He...

Fifty successful innovative projects have been announced from four key competitions in the latest Farming Innovation Programme milestones. Following the completion of four substantial competitions under the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs’ (Defra) Farming Innovation Programme...

Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland The past few years have seen manufacturing companies jump aboard the digital or precision farming train with promises of how their various apps and systems are going to transform the grind of milking cows or growing crops. Many of the products are...

Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland John Deere has just announced the appointment of digital farming specialist Deanna Kovar to head its presence in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. The company has such a well established name as a supplier of machinery that to point out that it...

Innovation in their business model is one of the successful strategies that vendors are using to support farmer adoption of technology, according to a new report - 'Agtech: Breaking down the farmer adoption dilemma' - by McKinsey & Company. However, it identifies that the entry cost and...

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Written by Agriland Team from Agriland Regenerative agriculture, which uses technologies such as precision agriculture, conservation tillage and crop rotation can reduce environmental impacts according to Spanish experts. The “Food 4 Future Expo Foodtech” event in Bilbao in Spain today...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF A new site in Nottinghamshire heralds some changes for this year’s Cereals Event, which is promising to be jam-packed with innovations and information. CPM breaks down what growers can expect to see and hear at the two-day show. By...

Advanced breeding to overcome pests, precision agriculture to fine control inputs and robotics to lower the cost of specialist equipment – all are enablers for introducing a wider range of crop species into the arable rotation. Agri-TechE facilitated a discussion of promising niche crops...

Lindsay Campbell New research quantifies the fertilizer lifecycle and outlines various approaches to make the industry more sustainable. It’s well known that fertilizer use is a culprit in greenhouse gas emissions, but now we have a sense of how much and when emissions are triggered...

Hi all, Just pondering about your opinions for the SOYL UAV mapping? Has anybody had the pleasure of using this ? Is it better than their typical mapping? How is their pricing?

On a blazing hot day in June, Matt Moreland sat behind the wheel of a combine, harvesting acre upon acre of wheat. While many American farmers would be spending the next weeks tilling their fields into neat rows, eliminating stubble from the freshly reaped harvest, Moreland’s son James, 27...

Investing in Digital Agriculture Technology and its Payback Period Supply chain disruption, rising input prices and labor costs, geopolitical uncertainty together with overall climate change challenges are currently influencing global corporate farming sector. According to the recent McKinsey...