TerrAvion farm imaging service expands to Florida using airplanes, not drones
In Florida, TerrAvion began weekly low-altitude flights using high-tech imaging sensors to help growers spot plant health issues and irrigation problems before they impact...
FMC buys the portion of DuPont’s Crop Protection business to meet EC merger mandate
In Pennsylvania, FMC Corporation agreed to acquire the portion of DuPont's Crop Protection business that DuPont must divest to comply with the European Commission...
Inexpensive soy protein seed coating enhances plant growth and development
In New York, Cornell researchers have shown multiple benefits to plant growth and nutrition when they investigated the effect of soy flour, a plant-derived...
Corning and PrecisionHawk partner for on-board hyperspectral imaging and processing
In North Carolina, PrecisionHawk is collaborating with Corning Incorporated to sell the Corning microHSI 410-SHARK hyperspectral camera coupled with PrecisionHawk's platform for collection and...
Hydrogen-powered fuel cell allows new commercial drone to carry large payloads for a long...
In the United Kingdom, Wirth Research announced the world’s first hydrogen-powered, long endurance, vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial system. To allow the longest...
Origin and Science Foundation Ireland commit €17.6 million for precision agriculture research
In Ireland, Origin Enterprises plc and Science Foundation Ireland committed €17.6 million to establish a dedicated digital, precision agriculture and crop science collaborative research...
Delacon and Cargill partner to expand natural, plant-based feed additives globally
In Austria, Delacon, the pioneer and global leader in phytogenic feed additives, and Cargill have agreed to a strategic partnership that will advance the...
Genetic Study of Soil Microbes May Offer Help for Climate Change
In New Hampshire, scientists at the University of New Hampshire received $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of...
Bayer advances new soybean varieties in the Midwest with a new $8.1 million research...
In Illinois, Bayer announced the grand opening of the Soybean Breeding and Trait Development Center at the Midwest Field Technology Station. Bayer invested $8.1 million...
UAVs improve wheat breeding by rapid phenotyping
In Kansas, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded $975,000 to Kansas State University to incorporate unmanned aerial vehicles into the process of...
