Sep 12, 2024 | Agriculture, Drones, Government
A dozen Republican U.S. lawmakers urged the Biden administration on Friday to address the use of Chinese-manufactured agriculture drones, saying their use on American farms poses national security risks. The House members, including Representatives Elise Stefanik,...
Sep 3, 2024 | Agriculture, Autonomous Vehicles
As autonomous vehicles continue to be developed for personal use, the technology has found another home where it could have a significant impact: agriculture. According to Stella Nolan of EV Magazine, the farming industry is using autonomous...
Jun 27, 2024 | Agriculture, China, Drones, Featured
Wang Jiansen, a 33-year-old agricultural drone pilot from Taizhou in the eastern Jiangsu province, bridges two worlds. With his feet on the ground and his eyes on the sky, he links new technologies with traditional agriculture through the device in his hands: Wang and...
Jun 20, 2024 | Agriculture, Artificial Intelligence
Scientists have trained an AI algorithm to count the number of flowers on fruit trees using only smartphone images. The system could predict the size of a harvest months in advance — saving farmers time, money, and water. Researchers from Chile,...
Apr 18, 2024 | Agriculture, Robots
To make weeding easier, scientists suggest bioengineering crops to be colorful or to have differently shaped leaves so that they can be more easily distinguished from their wild and weedy counterparts. This could involve altering the crops’ genomes so that they...
Apr 11, 2024 | Agriculture, Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, Space
A vertical farming startup from the UK is taking its technology to new heights. The UK Space Agency has awarded Vertical Future £1.5mn to build an autonomous farm in orbit. The high-tech veggie garden will be installed on the world’s first commercial...
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