by dankeelan | Jan 4, 2024 | Agriculture, Robots
At Larson Farms Inc., about 240 cows eat, rest and stand in line to be milked in a barn that is ran almost entirely by robots. The dairy operation is the fourth farm in Nebraska to implement the technology. “When we built the barn in 2018, we really were looking to...
by dankeelan | Dec 21, 2023 | Agriculture, Climate, Featured
In the ever-evolving landscape of agriculture, technology has emerged as a pivotal force, reshaping traditional farming practices and steering them towards sustainability. Smart agriculture, the integration of cutting-edge technologies into farming processes, is...
by dankeelan | Nov 30, 2023 | Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture projects a shortage of agricultural workers able to use new technologies and plans to help two Missouri universities better train them. Lincoln University in Jefferson City and Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla...
by dankeelan | Nov 16, 2023 | Agriculture, Artificial Intelligence, Government
Artificial intelligence is already a workhorse in the technology that allows tractors to identify weeds and tailor herbicide spraying, determine when a crop is ready to harvest and weave together satellite and soil data to make efficient use of fertilizer. But Senate...
by dankeelan | Nov 9, 2023 | Agriculture, Featured, Robots, Solar
Seattle-area agtech startup Aigen is aiming to scale up production of its weed-destroying robots and broaden its footprint on farms across the U.S. The company on Thursday revealed the investors in its new $12 million investment round. ReGen Ventures led the...
by dankeelan | Oct 11, 2023 | Agriculture, Featured, Robots
Autonomous farm robots guided by GPS can plant and harvest multiple crops in close proximity, enabling beneficial interactions between different plants and potentially boosting biodiversity. Strip cropping, which involves partitioning fields into narrow bands...
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