When it comes to agricultural technology, I think that some of the changes we are currently seeing will become permanent; COVID is forcing many of us to change the way we think and conduct our jobs.@F3TechMD #agtech #agritech #agribusiness #f3tech Source: The 3 Ways in Which COVID-19 is Pushing Ag Data...
Feeding a rapidly expanding population without depleting the Earth’s finite resources, is one of the major challenges of the 21st century.These four entrepreneurs - who have all been selected as the World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers for 2019 - have a vision to transform the way we farm in order...
It is always fun to look at the widening expansion of sectors that are being helped by artificial intelligence (AI). Farming has regularly used technology to improve yields. In recent years, global warming has made it more important to manage water resources through improved irrigation. Now the agriculture industry is...
The Digital Transformation of the agricultural industry started many years ago, but the current COVID-19 pandemic has sped up this process for many businesses and individuals.The Digital Transformation of the agricultural industry started many years ago, but the current COVID-19 pandemic has sped up this process for many businesses and...
Another week, another part of the agrifood supply chain that’s struggling from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.Last month, the challenge facing the meat industry was top of the headlines, as large processing plants were forced to shut after numerous workers contracted the virus. This month, we’re seeing whole workforces...
New gadgets and gizmos for the farm are great, but often times new technology can be costly and takes time to generate a return on investment.One relatively inexpensive piece of equipment that may have a shorter rate on return period are on-farm milk culturing machines, which are typically used to...
The use of agbots is increasing to help with the shortage of human farm labor. Robots are being used to pick fruit, milk cows, and other jobs that formerly required human labor. These agbots have specialized arms that can perform a variety of farm duties.@F3TechMD #agtech #agritech #agribusiness #f3tech Source: Agbots...
Feeding a rapidly expanding population without depleting the Earth’s finite resources, is one of the major challenges of the 21st century.These four entrepreneurs - who have all been selected as the World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers for 2019 - have a vision to transform the way we farm in order...
Although there is still some debate around what regenerative agriculture does or does not include, one of its frequently discussed tenants is the need to boost biodiversity. Today, much of our agricultural production depends on monocultures of a few species produced at mass scale in highly-efficient systems. This is great...
Before COVID-19, massive human pandemics seemed relegated to the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918. No more.So, could an equivalent happen in crops?It already did in 1970 and 1971. That’s when southern corn leaf blight (SCLB) ravaged North American cornfields, destroying 15% of the corn crop and inflicting $1 billion in...
