Mar 11, 2021 | Agriculture, Drones
Dutch cress grower Rob Baan has enlisted high-tech helpers to tackle a pest in his greenhouses: palm-sized drones seek and destroy moths that produce caterpillars that can chew up his crops. “I have unique products where you don’t get certification to spray chemicals...
Jan 7, 2021 | Agriculture, Robots
Aquaculture is the world’s fastest-growing animal-protein production sector, and the use of robots in many industries is growing quickly, as well. At North Carolina State University, researchers are finding ways to build on these trends to increase marine...
Dec 10, 2020 | Agriculture, Artificial Intelligence, Drones, Featured
Drones and artificial intelligence (AI) are now being used to measure soybeans’ maturity in less time while doing so accurately. Current methods require people to spend hours in the sun every day to check the soybeans. The drones have cut the time down to just two...
Dec 3, 2020 | Agriculture, Drones
The United States has had its most devastating wildfire season on record, with more than 8 million acres of land burned across the country this year. Regenerating the forests that sat on much of that land would ordinarily take years and involve hundreds of...
Sep 17, 2020 | Agriculture, Artificial Intelligence
Hundreds of humans and elephants alike die every year in these conflicts. And as deforestation and growing human populations push people and wildlife ever closer together, these conflicts are becoming more frequent. But what if a tiny, barely visible camera with a...
May 21, 2020 | Agriculture, Cyber Security, Featured
Agricultural enterprises that implement various forms of agricultural technology, or ag-tech, are especially vulnerable to potential hacking. As an industry, agriculture may be more susceptible to hackers because many new technologies lack adequate safety measures....
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