agriculture imaging News
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Rolling out our new technology
We are partnering with Government and Industry to begin a new national fruit fly survelliance project. Grids of RapidAIM’s GenII Smart Traps will be installed at five national locations in Victoria, New South Wales, Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania. Hundreds of traps will be installed nation wide and monitored for the fruit growing season of 2018-19. The RapidAIM ...
By RapidAIM
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Agriculture Gives Unmanned Aerial Vehicles a New Purpose
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), sometimes referred to as “drones,” have found a use beyond the military. According to Rory Paul, founder and CEO of Volt Aerial Robotics, a UAV company, the sky’s the limit for what these devices offer farmers. “UAVs will be very useful, efficient and economical in scouting crops for diseases and other pests and also for surveying crop ...
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Bayer CropScience launches global web video competition for farmers
Bayer CropScience has launched YouFarm International, the first global web video competition for farmers. The company wants to provide farmers and people passionate about farming the opportunity to increase awareness and boost understanding of modern agriculture with the public. “Most people have an incomplete image of modern agriculture and the origins of the food they consume. The ...
By Bayer AG
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Abandoned farmlands are key to sustainable bioenergy
Biofuels can be a sustainable part of the world's energy future, especially if bioenergy agriculture is developed on currently abandoned or degraded agricultural lands, report scientists from the Carnegie Institution and Stanford University. Using these lands for energy crops, instead of converting existing croplands or clearing new land, avoids competition with food production and preserves ...
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Past, present and future of soil sciences
The Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) is reporting the results of a recent survey of trends related to the soil science profession. The results suggest that employment opportunities in soil and related sciences are increasing, and students, academics, and employers have a positive outlook for the future of soil science. Despite these positive findings, the survey identified areas to be ...
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