Tools
Autonomous Farming as a Service now available
Trimble Ventures, Trimble’s corporate venture capital fund, has invested in Sabanto, a U.S.-based ag tech company focusing on autonomous workflows t... more »
Potato partnership advancing harvest tech
HarvestEye, patented technology that fits to existing harvesting or grading equipment, provides timely insights on root crops as they are lifted. T... more »
Researcher eyes plant-based tool to detect fecal contamination
Mohit Verma, Ph.D., with Purdue University, is leading efforts to develop a low-cost portable paper-based tool that can produce results of potential m... more »
CODA Farm Technologies unveils third-generation remote monitoring device
Agricultural irrigation company CODA Farm Technologies unveiled its new, third-generation FarmHQ retrofit cellular device for remote monitoring and co... more »
Weeds, soil health top organic growers’ concerns, survey shows
It should be no surprise that controlling weeds remains the most pressing production challenge for organic produce growers, and that nemesis was ident... more »
KETOS now detects ammonia, nitrates, sulfates in water
KETOS, Inc., a water intelligence innovator, announced on June 21 that its KETOS SHIELD now monitors for additional parameters including ammonia, nitr... more »
University of Idaho researchers aiding in development of solar-powered weeding robot
A pair of researchers from University of Idaho’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences are partnering with a Washington company to develop a sol... more »
Crop.Zone secures $11 million equity funding
Crop.Zone, manufacturer of the volt.fuel electrical weeding system, has significantly strengthened its capital base for entering into serial productio... more »