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Reduce Antibiotic Usage with On-Farm Culturing Technology
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 help identify different forms […]
Agbots In Farming
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 In Farming
Propagate Ventures raises $1.5m seed round to help farmers adopt agroforestry
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 assuming that your only goal […]
Will coronavirus produce a moonshot for crops technology?
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 damage. ($6.61 billion […]
SAS Boosts Healthy Bee Populations Through Advanced Analytics and Machine Learning
With the number of bee colonies drastically declining around the world, SAS is using technology such as the Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning and visual analytics to help maintain and support healthy bee populations. As part of its commitment to using data and analytics to solve the world’s most pressing problems, SAS’ recent work […]
BeeHero blossoms with $4m seed round to commercialize precision pollination
Although the number of crops that rely on bee pollination is increasing, according to Palo Alto-based Beehero, changes across a number of variables mean that the same number of hives in an orchard may not be providing all the pollinator punch required. “The equation of beehives-per-acre doesn’t hold much,” Omer Davidi, co-founder and CEO of […]
IDTechEx: How to Succeed in Vertical Farming
Vertical farming is an emerging technique within agriculture that involves growing crops indoors under controlled environmental conditions. By carefully tailoring the environment to the exact requirements of the crop, such as through using LED lighting to produce the exact light spectrum needed for optimal photosynthesis, it is possible to obtain yields hundreds of times higher […]
RealLIST Connectors: Meet 110 top community builders in Baltimore tech and entrepreneurship
We’re excited to announce that our Executive Director Mike Thielke has been selected by Technical.ly as a “RealLIST Connector: 110 top community builders in Baltimore tech and entrepreneurship”. @F3TechMD #agtech #agritech #agribusiness #f3tech Source: RealLIST Connectors: Meet 110 top community builders in Baltimore tech and entrepreneurship
Agriculture Robots Helping Their Way Out in Combatting the Covid-19 Pandemic
The use of agricultural robots has significantly increased during this pandemic state, especially to boost the production of food grains, meet the cumulative demands of people for food, and fight against the dangerous COVID-19 disease. The use of agricultural robots has significantly increased during this pandemic state, especially to boost the production of food grains, […]
Insects for animal feed startup Beta Hatch raises $3m Series A1
Since insect protein became a buzzworthy segment a few years ago, the space has seen a number of startups creating innovative ways to use bugs for food from protein bars to animal feed. “This is a huge market opportunity,” Virginia Emery, CEO and founder of Washington-based mealworm protein startup Beta Hatch, tells AFN. “In North […]
