Gates Foundation extends sorghum research with a $6.1 million grant to the Danforth Center
In Missouri, the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center received a three-year $6.1 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to expand and...
New crop imager detects chlorophyll fluorescence for a true picture of crop health
In Washington, D.C., researchers developed a new imaging system designed to monitor the health of crops in the field or a greenhouse. The new...
Artificial intelligence to streamline crop protection product development for Monsanto
In Missouri, Monsanto Company formed a research collaboration with Atomwise to increase the speed and probability of discovering and developing new crop protection products...
New $100M Australian research facility for agriculture, environment and the digital world
In Australia, a new $100 million research facility focused on solving some of Australia’s biggest challenges across agriculture, the environment and the digital world...
SwarmFarm and Bosch partner to develop the next generation of agriculture robots
In Australia, SwarmFarm announced a partnership with Bosch Australia to develop its next generation of agricultural robots. SwarmFarm developed the SwarmBot technology platform to...
NASA soil moisture data helps map the amount of water in soils worldwide
In Maryland, data from the first NASA satellite mission dedicated to measuring the water content of soils is now being used operationally by the...
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...
USDA adds $100 million private investment fund for rural America
In Washington D.C., the U.S. Department of Agriculture launched a new $100 million private investment fund managed by McLarty Capital Partners. The new fund...
Wheelman by AgJunction offers autosteering for small farms
In Kansas, AgJunction introduced Wheelman, a new way for farmers to automatically and accurately steer farm equipment at a price that pays back in...
Cows put 11 percent more methane into the air than previously reported
In the United Kingdom, a study reported global methane emissions from agriculture are larger than estimated due to the previous use of out-of-date data...