In particular, by adding a subscription to PTC’s Vuforia Chalk TM remote experience software, BID is empowering its remote service team to provide real-time assistance for customers wherever, and whenever needed. With over 30 years of experience and heritage in the forestry sector, BID is a one-stop source for comprehensive and innovative wood processing solutions. Pr...
Researchers with the University of Missouri and USDA’s Agricultural Research Service have designed an imaging device that can circumvent the traditional high costs and logistical challenges of using thermal infrared imagery to monitor crop health. A plant that is getting enough water transpires through microscopic pores called stomata, which cools the leaves of the pl...
Commercial vehicles for the off-highway market are increasingly being equipped with intelligent functions. You can see what this means in detail from 10th to 16th November 2019 at Systems & Components, which is being held at the same time as Agritechnica at the Hanover fairgrounds. Over 700 exhibitors will be displaying key technologies paving the way for man-to-machine ...
CageEye, which is based in Oslo, has developed hydroacoustic technology that makes it possible to precisely observe the behaviour of fish in cages, and to use the data to facilitate machine learning. “This technology helps farmers understand exactly when the fish are hungry, so they can feed on demand, thereby reducing feed waste while also improving the health and we...
The French start-up’s innovation allows water quality to be measured 24/7 and provides water quality forecasts several days in advance. Early adopters have included producers of sea bream, shrimp and oysters, as the device allows them to adapt the way they manage their production, taking into account water quality parameters and anticipating the evolution of events such ...
Okay, what is an agbot? An agbot, or agribot, is an agriculture autonomous robot used in farming to enhance productivity and reduce manual labor. The farm of the future will be using various lightweight, small, autonomous, energy-efficient agbots. Each agbot will have its own place and purpose. Agbots will work together to weed, fertilize, control pest and fight diseases...
“With this new innovation center and traceability product line added to our suite of order and task management products, Procurant is bringing together the enormous potential of a fully integrated food supply chain. We are excited to offer these new capabilities to our customers, and to have operations right in the heart of one of the most important growing regions in th...
With the farming population decreasing and growing older, the global food system now faces great uncertainty especially when the covid-19 pandemic exacerbates labour shortages. Its potential havoc can somehow be avoided by the integration of automation technologies. To overhaul the labour-intensive rice farming industry, XAG is scaling up drone applications in China that...
Checking local cash prices for many commodities got even easier – now you can simply ask a smart home device with Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. “Successful Farming Live” is a new Alexa Skill and Google Action that gives you local cash prices and the price of many commodities on the Chicago Board of Trade from the CME Group. Why launch a voice-activated program ...
Green shoots are starting to appear – and not just in U.S. farm fields. Signs of reawakening economies, especially in China, are emerging after the world’s pandemic slumber. The result could mean higher input prices for growers, so it’s time to take a serious look at buying plans. Fertilizer in particular needs attention. Now, that’s not unusual; the first half of sum...
Atlas Polar, the country’s number one truck-mounted equipment company, is changing the reality of Canada’s rail, recycling and forestry industries. Effective immediately, the company will carry the entire range of HIAB/LOGLIFT™ heavy-duty cranes and accessories. HIAB truck-mounted cranes are the #1 selling brand in Canada – extensively tested and proven under our hars...
Scrutiny in food production has steadily increased due to food safety recalls, consumer demand, and sustainability efforts. The pandemic intensified this scrutiny. According to Bryan Hitchcock of the Global Food Traceability Center (GFTC), the principles of traceability serve agriculture well by allowing better real-time decision making. “Traceability tools and sys...
BASF will offer its digital agriculture tool Xarvio Field Manager for free to U.S. and Canadian farmers for the 2020 season. BASF officials say Xarvio Field Manager offers crop-production solutions that allow farmers to monitor their fields through digital tools. Xarvio came to BASF as part of divestments that Bayer Crop Science made in its 2018 purchase of Monsanto....
FMC Corporation has announced the launch of Arc farm intelligence, a new precision agriculture platform that enables growers and advisers to more accurately predict pest pressure before it becomes a problem, according to FMC officials. FMC officials say Arc farm intelligence is the first mobile platform to use predictive modeling based on real-time data to help ensur...
Baramati, a medium-sized town in Maharashtra has a well-irrigated land because of the Nira Left Canal Irrigation from Veer Dam. The town is known for its agricultural potential. Despite this, farmers of the area face a lot of concerns that include fighting drought, indebtedness, and falling crop prices. Farmer Problems One of the major problems faced in farmi...
It has restarted business in its Guangzhou headquarters early on February 10, with an overall 90% work resumption rate of its R&D staff on the first day. To fulfil the large purchasing orders of agricultural drones for the farming season, XAG has also set up a 20-million-yuan relief fund for its supply chain partners who struggle to reopen their factories. According t...
Sci-fi fans will probably recall Star Trek’s Replicator machine, capable of turning any molecule into a meal. While synthesizing meals on demand may seem like something out of a futuristic movie, 3D printing could soon become a regular way of processing food. Here, Tatjana Milenovic, global head of ABB’s food and beverage segment, explains how 3D printing could change th...
Here’s news too intriguing not to share. It doesn’t fit the Hi-Tech Farming column because land-and-water-based drones aren’t used in farming yet. But these spherical and amphibious robotic vehicles, officially known as GuardBots, hold potential for military, firefighting and rescue operations where it would be hazardous for humans to do tasks or gather information. H...
SPOT Mapping is an affordable, easy-to-use, multilingual tool for mapping and managing workers and sharing positions from outdoor journeys, providing peace of mind when the unexpected happens. SPOT Mapping includes mobile responsive and sharable maps, longer data storage, and various map displays, including satellite, road and terrain options. Users also have the opti...
The new app provides contractors and their equipment operators with more accessibility to information for setting up and servicing their Waratah 600 Series machines. Intended to help with daily maintenance and other in-field procedures, the WaratahPlus app helps increase uptime by providing operators with the information needed to quickly service the machine. “Uptime ...
The primary change is inclusion of updated design values as found in the 2018 National Design Specification for Wood Construction Supplement. The free Span Calculator performs calculations for all species and grades of commercially available softwood and hardwood lumber. The calculator applies common uniform loading conditions and optionally provides adjustments for w...
Versatile Tractors Australia has joined forces with precision agriculture solutions provider, Vantage NSW, to offer Trimble tech on its MY20 machines for local customers. Versatile tractors are currently distributed in the country by PFG Australia in large articulated wheeled and four-track configurations, as well as conventional front-wheel assist models with horsepo...
Yara International, a global leader in crop nutrition and digital farming solutions, and IBM (NYSE: IBM), invite farmer associations, industry players, academia and NGOs from the food and agriculture industry to join a movement to develop an open data exchange that facilitates collaboration around farm and field data, with the aim of improving the efficiency, transparenc...
Weather forecasting can help with a farmer’s business decisions. Forecasts can help them plan for the many day-to-day decisions. These decisions include crop irrigation, time to fertilize, and what days are suitable for working in the field. The decisions that farmers make will result in a profitable crop or failure. To produce a successful crop, a farmer needs to be...
"With installations ramping, we are seeing that FarmVisionAI™ is more valuable to farmers than LED lighting and we are refocusing our resources to accelerate deployments," said Jeff Bisberg, CEO. "By capturing images of every plant at every moment, we create a unique data-set that allows us to close the digital feedback loop and drive amazing new outcomes, at scale, for ...
The dependence on intuition, assumptions and weather prognostics will be a thing of the past as farmers and big agricultural companies can now make more calculated and data-driven decisions by leveraging high-end farm management tools. There is a need for high-tech tools that can bring improvement to the foresee ability of various farming operations. The goal is to achie...
The companies will integrate their digital platforms to provide their growers and dealer networks with a first-of-its-kind, fully connected crop management solution. The expanded partnership will also focus on a collaboration in data science, machine learning, and AI-driven analytics to deliver highly precise water-based insights and predictive models, setting a new stan...
Bayer AG and rival BASF SE must pay $15 million to a farmer who blamed the companies’ dicamba herbicide for mutilating his peach orchards, a jury concluded in the first case to go to trial over the controversial weedkiller. Jurors in federal court in Cape Girardeau, Mo., found Friday that Bayer and BASF were responsible for Bill Bader’s losses caused by dicamba that d...
Ag-Analytics has announced a partnership of its flagship ProfitLayers tool and The Climate Corporation’s FieldView digital farming platform. Through this partnership, growers can connect their FieldView account with Ag-Analytics to create customizable profit maps from their own precision ag data. Company officials say this will enable users to perform advanced subfiel...
Employees are key in helping farmers carry busy workloads. Finding qualified employees willing to work on farms and live in rural areas is becoming more difficult, though, and that limits farm growth. That’s the position Scott McPheeters and his sons, Clark and Kerry, found themselves in when it came to their irrigation strategy. Five to six people took two to three ...
With the rampant rise of ag technology, Ag-Analytics hopes to emerge with multiple uses for the data it gathers and partnerships to enhance the ease of use and quality involved. Based in Ithaca, New York, the company possesses multiple tools for farmers to use and more in the beta stage with the goal of getting added on later. “In a nutshell, Ag-Analytics is a farm...
The Datatool Stealth S5 device will be supplied free of charge with new ATV models to offer farmers safety, security and peace of mind. The technology is connected to satellites so the devices can be tracked throughout the UK, mainland Europe and beyond. The vehicle position is recorded every 15 seconds and data is uploaded to the cloud every two minutes, providing a ...
Taking centre stage at their bright orange stand, lit up by lights and surrounded by fans and wireless temperature probes, their ultimate no-fuss multi-zone differential temperature control panel drew a lot of attention from visitors. Why? Because the panel allows users the ability to independently control any number of fans in up to four zones of their grain store. ...
First published in 1962, it has become the authoritative guide to building engineered wood floors, walls and roofs. The 100-page guide features information on engineered wood products and recommendations for their use in a wide range of applications in residential and commercial construction. It includes illustrations and information on typical specifications for engi...
This updated version offers a variety of new features for planning cable harvesting operations. Cable harvest planning and analysis using RoadEng 9 can help determine landing locations and road infrastructure. Working off of a high-resolution digital terrain model (such as LiDAR), users can simultaneously explore multiple areas for deflection for cable harvesting suit...
China’s General Administration of Customs of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry was in Ankara in early September. During the visit, a protocol was signed aimed at boosting the export of fishery products from Turkey to China such as rainbow trout, river trout, tuna, and bluefin tuna. According to officials, the protocol is valid for 5 years from the date of signing....
