Monsanto taps Understory to provide hyper-local weather data for agricultural operations

In Wisconsin, Understory, the weather network, edge computing and machine learning company, announced an international expansion with Monsanto to provide on-the-ground insights into localized...

With machine vision and lasers, robots take weeds out of the field

In Germany, a system using cameras and lasers on an all-terrain robot vehicle that can automatically identify weeds in a field and then weaken...

Air and ground robots work together to improve farming

In Switzerland, EU-funded scientists developed adaptable ground and aerial robots that can increase agricultural yield, reduce pesticide use and mitigate food security risks that...

Taylor Farms offsets energy usage by 90 percent with an alternative energy triple play

In California, Taylor Farms, the leading producer of value-added produce and healthy fresh foods in North America, unveiled a first of its kind, sustainable...

Transforming the African Savannah into agriculture could feed Africa

In Côte d'Ivoire, the African Development Bank is championing a new effort to transform the African Savannah to the cradle of the continent’s green...

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...

The Climate Corporation integrates Sentera real-time on-field data to maximize farm profits

In Minnesota, Climate FieldView customers now have seamless integration of Sentera FieldAgent on-field sensor and analytics products and automatic synchronization of field boundary and...

Arysta LifeScience and DuPont form a global collaboration for fungicidal seed treatments

In Iowa, Arysta LifeScience initiated a long-term global strategic collaboration with DuPont in which Arysta LifeScience will supply an innovative fungicide technology with an...

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...

Enhanced soybeans with 36% more seeds, doubled nitrogen fixation: research

In Washington, Washington State University biologist Mechthild Tegeder developed a way to dramatically increase the yield and quality of soybeans. Her greenhouse-grown soybean plants fix...

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