Nov 7, 2019 | Agriculture, Machine Learning
With advances in underwater camera technology and machine-learning-based image processing, biologists with NOAA Fisheries have been able to complete some fish surveys in a fraction of the amount of time previously needed. The survey data is incorporated into stock...
Oct 31, 2019 | Agriculture, Blockchain
Peruvian shoppers are weeks away blockchain answering the age-old question first posed in 1984: “Where’s the beef?” A pilot project by Wong Supermarket, a Peruvian chain owned by Chile’s major retail conglomerate Cencosud, will allow suppliers and consumers to...
Oct 17, 2019 | Agriculture
A former JPMorgan Chase & Co. analyst is using drones and satellites to boost Ethiopia’s agricultural exports and improve food security in a nation once synonymous with famine. Africa’s second most populous country, still struggles to feed itself. But...
Sep 12, 2019 | Agriculture
Terramera, a Canadian company selling bio-pesticides and seed treatments to reduce the use of chemicals in agriculture, has raised $45 million in its latest round of financing. The round was led by strategic investor Ospraie Ag Science and the company’s previous...
Sep 5, 2019 | Agriculture, Featured
It takes a certain nimbleness to pick a strawberry or a salad. While crops like wheat and potatoes have been harvested mechanically for decades, many fruits and vegetables have proved resistant to automation. They are too easily bruised, or too hard for heavy farm...
Aug 22, 2019 | Agriculture
When I picture drone-filled scenes of daily life in our not-so-distant future, my mind drifts to ultra-modern city centers and modern suburbs with autonomous delivery. I don’t think about farms. At least I didn’t until I visited one research project at the...
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