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SMART Agriculture Technology Showcased at AgroFuturo - Sep 12, 2016
SMART Fertilizer Management software presented its newest technologies for precision agriculture at the annual AGROFUTURO expo in Medellin, Colombia. In addition, SMART's CEO Sela spoke about information and communication technologies supporting decision making, as a sustainable strategy to increase crop yields and reduce environmental ...
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BBI South Dealer Spotlight: Sussex Irrigation
Sussex Irrigation, headquartered in the central Delaware town of Laurel, is BBI’s key dealer partner for the Eastern Shore region of northern Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware. David Brown, the company’s owner, has built a solid business in delivering Zimmatic irrigation systems to Eastern Shore farmers, offering high levels of precision in watering of crops. About 10 years ago, Brown ...
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Exhibiton: Meet SMART at AgriTech 2018, Tel Aviv - May 8-10, 2018
Looking for true innovation that has real impact on your farming business? Don't miss out on meeting our experts and agronomists at AgriTech 2018 in Tel Aviv! Find out why farmers all over the world are using SMART Fertilizer software to boost their profitability. Whether you are a farmer, agronomist, consultant or researcher, or are looking for business development and partnerships, visit us at ...
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International trends in technology for agriculture
Attending the International Conference on Precision Agriculture (ICPA) is a great way to keep abreast of developments in PA and some of the people behind them. SPAA sent its editor of Precision Ag News Emma leonard along. Here is what she had to say… This year for the first time the ICPA ran concurrently with InfoAg. While the ICPA provides a window to the latest research on PA, InfoAg ...
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Agco announces sustainable test farm in North dakota
AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, announced today plans to build a state-of-the-art test farm in Casselton, North Dakota. This strategic initiative aims to develop innovative farming practices to create a truly sustainable farm, specifically focusing on precision agriculture ...
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Main digital technologies in precision farming
We briefly covered some of the different forms of technologies that are used in precision farming. FIELD MONITORING Crop Health Monitoring (mostly based on NDVI) — Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) is a method that is used to determine the health of crops through the analysis of drone and satellite imagery. It looks at various wavelengths of light, both visible and ...
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Trimble Ventures Invests in Monarch Tractor—an Electric, Autonomous Smart Tractor Platform for Sustainable Farming
Trimble Ventures, Trimble's (NASDAQ: TRMB) corporate venture capital fund, announced today its investment in Monarch Tractor. Monarch is a U.S.-based agricultural technology company and maker of the world's first fully electric, autonomous compact smart tractor platform that empowers productive and sustainable farming. This investment supports Trimble Ventures' mission to invest in early and ...
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Avirtech awarded GTI from Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation and Iskandar Investment Berhad
Avirtech, a precision AgriTech leader in Southeast Asia, has been awarded Global Testbed Incentives (GTI) from Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), administered by Iskandar Investment Berhad (IIB). Avirtech is the first receiving company and is recognized for its capabilities for positive impact on Malaysia agriculture. GTI is a pilot project covering a subsidy scheme to encourage ...
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CNH Industrial: Periodic Report on $300 Million Buyback Program
CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) announces that under the sixth $50 million tranche (the "Sixth Tranche") of its $300 million share buyback program the Company completed transactions in the period August 8, 2023 through August 11, 2023, reported in aggregate, as set forth in the table below. After the purchases announced today and considering those previously executed under the Sixth ...
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Nitrogen recommendations based on crop reflectance
Nitrogen fertilizer is usually applied in greater quantities to corn than almost any other crop. But when it’s applied in excess of requirements, loss of the excess fertilizer to the environment can contribute to degraded water quality. One of the challenges to making an appropriate nitrogen fertilizer recommendation is the potential variability in soil nitrogen availability that may occur ...
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Terra Agri, Terra Drone Indonesia Agriculture Service Supports Polytechnic Banjarmasin's Career And Research Development
Key Points: The partnership offers students valuable insights and hands-on experience in drone technology, with potential job placements at Terra Agri.Enriches students and alums with practical experience and engages local communities in Kalimantan, aligning with Terra Agri's commitment to regional development.Emphasizes the importance of integrating academia and industry for agricultural ...
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CNH Industrial: Completion of fifth $50 million tranche of $300 million Buyback Program
CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) announces that it has completed the fifth $50 million tranche (the “Fifth Tranche”) of its $300 million common share buyback program. The Company completed transactions in the period July 24 to July 26, 2023, reported in aggregate, based on automatic orders placed with the Company’s broker (who has made its trading decisions as to the ...
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Ag Leader`s Connectivity Simplifies Unloading On-the-go for Grain Cart Operators
Today, Ag Leader, the leader in year-round precision farming technology widely known for the first commercially successful yield monitor, announced after a year of beta testing, it will move forward with a full release of its new grain cart connectivity feature, CartACE. Powered by Ag Leader’s InCommand display, CartACE gives the grain cart operator assistance while unloading on-the-go. ...
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A new life for used components: A Sustainable Year story
Curious about the benefits of remanufactured parts over new parts? Our latest story in the A Sustainable Year series explores the world of CNH Industrial Reman. Remanufacturing significantly reduces the environmental impact of our operations, extends the life of our products, and is significantly faster compared to the time it takes to manufacture a new part. The process requires 80% less energy ...
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Small Robot Company Launches New Crowdcube Fully Funded At £2 Million
Small Robot Company (SRC), a British agritech start-up for sustainable farming, today announced the launch of its latest Crowdcube equity crowdfunding campaign, which already successfully hit its target of £2 million at launch. SRC has now secured £9 million in funding to date. Agriculture is a $2.4 trillion industry, with the precision farming market a huge global opportunity for ...
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AHDB announces Smart Agriculture 2015
The application of smart technologies in agriculture is nothing new but in order for industry to thrive it must look across the fence and see what technologies other industries are developing and what opportunities they present. #SmartAg2015 8th September 2015 ICC, Birmingham To address this, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has announced the launch of a brand new ...
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Small Robot Company £4m Crowdfunding Success: Public Back Sustainable Farming Future
Small Robot Company (SRC), a British agritech start-up for sustainable farming, raised £4 million in a successful equity crowdfunding campaign with Crowdcube. The company has now secured £11 million in funding to date. Over 2500 retail investors backed the campaign, with the initial target of £2m raised on the day of launch. The campaign then doubled the target, reaching the ...
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Ag Leaders Connectivity Simplifies Unloading On-the-go for Grain Cart Operators
Today, Ag Leader, the leader in year-round precision farming technology widely known for the first commercially successful yield monitor, announced a limited beta release of a new grain cart connectivity feature, CartACE. Powered by Ag Leader's InCommand display, CartACE gives the grain cart operator assistance while unloading on-the-go. “We know that the grain cart seat cannot be filled ...
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Technology in Farming – From Drones Herding Sheep to UV-Stabilised Storage Tanks
As technology takes more of a hold over farming with the on-going rise of precision farming, it probably won’t come as such a surprise to hear that drones are now making their way into agriculture, namely sheep farming. Farmers Weekly showcases a Carlow-based sheep farmer, Paul Brennan who uses a remote controlled quad-copter drone to herd around 100 sheep from one pasture to another. The ...
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New Ag Leader GPS System Offers Farmers Accuracy, Range, Simplicity
Ames, Iowa, January 29th, 2013 – Farmers requiring sub-inch accuracy for tiling and other precision farming operations have a new GPS option from Ag Leader Technology, Inc.: the GPS 2500B RTK Base Station. Bill Cran, Ag Leader GPS Product Specialist, said, “The GPS 2500B is a dual-frequency 900 MHz RTK Base Station for use with the field-proven GPS 2500 smart antenna.” ...
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