Apr 6, 2023 | Agriculture, Autonomous Vehicles
Tesla may be synonymous with semi-autonomous cars on the road, but self-driving tractors are taking over fields. A new study finds that global positioning satellite (GPS) systems are used on over 40 percent of all US farm and ranch acreage for on-farm...
Mar 2, 2023 | Agriculture
The small tomatoes on shelves of supermarkets in Japan may look like normal fruit, but they are actually genetic pioneers. In late 2021, Japanese company Sanatech Seed began selling special tomatoes that had been genetically modified to produce high levels of...
Jan 26, 2023 | Agriculture, Autonomous Vehicles
Agricultural equipment giant John Deere has rolled out plans to develop autonomous tractors. The vehicles take on many farming duties, including plowing, planting and applying fertilizer. As Jonathan Ahl of Harvest Public Media reports, not all farmers are...
Jan 19, 2023 | Agriculture, Jobs
2023 is very exciting in the Philippines! As a farmer, we are now allowed to plant Bt eggplant. This will give us better yields and more economic opportunity! Last fall the Philippine government regulators finally approved the commercialization of Bt...
Dec 15, 2022 | Agriculture, Technology
A severe drought, skyrocketing temperatures and a global food crisis have transformed the fertile San Joaquin Valley into a haven for agricultural innovation, and the latest product used by Kern farmers filters sunlight to increase crop yield and reduce water use.At...
Dec 1, 2022 | Agriculture, Technology
Investment in technology startups in the agriculture and food sector jumped over twofold to USD 4.6 billion during the last fiscal on the back of higher inflow in restaurant marketplace and e-grocery, according to a report by AgFunder and Omnivore....
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