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10/21/2021 SOURCE: agfundernews.com

Continuum Ag founder on the role of soil data in regenerative farming

Continuum Ag helps growers manage soil health data so they can implement practices like no-till farming and cover cropping.

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Topics: Precision AG , Pesticides, Agriculture Global, Pest Control, Ag Innovation,

This tiny camera can show the world from a bug's point of view

Steerable arm helps save energy while capturing panoramic views

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Topics: Crop Consultant, Jobs, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, Ag Tech, Ag Innovation,

Robots can improve agriculture, but old laws stand in the way

Agricultural robots have the potential to address labour shortages and increase global food security. However, outdated laws are an obstacle for these new technologies according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen, among others.

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Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Research, Ag Innovation, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

Growing Crops Under Solar Panels? Now Theres a Bright Idea

In the new scientific (and literal) field of agrivoltaics, researchers are showing how pan...

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Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, Ag Africa, Coronavirus/COVID,

COVID-19 leads to African agricultural innovation - Verve times

by The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture A bean market in Kampala, Uganda. Credit: Neil Palmer/CIAT In a paper published in Advances in Food Security and Sustainability, researchers found that farmers in East Africa (Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda) were able to better […]

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Topics: Corn/Maize, Soil Health, Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. MidWest, Sustainability, Research, Sweet Corn, Ag Innovation,

Sweet corn yield gain over 80 years leaves room for improvement

URBANA, Ill. – New research from the University of Illinois shows sweet corn, when planted at high densities, has steadily increased in yield since the 1930s. The historical view underscores the importance of planting modern density-tolerant hybrids at their optimal densities, and suggests an opportunity to improve density tolerance even more.

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Topics: Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Conservation/Tillage, Drones UAV, Sustainability, Crop Diseases, Research, Ag Tech, Ag Innovation,

Analysis: Importance of science and technology in modern farming

Scientific discoveries and technological novelties greatly assist agribusiness, making it faster, more accurate, cost-effective, and efficient. At the disposal of present-day farmers, there are eco…

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Israel to Launch Global Startup Competition For Desert Technology Solutions

View of the Ashalim solar-power station in the Negev Desert on June 19, 2018. The station is the largest of …

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Innovating from the ground up

Farmers around the world are using new technology to create more sustainable, efficient operations

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Topics: Rice, Crawfish, Water, Sustainability, Aquaculture/Fish Farming, Fishing (Commercial), Hydroponics , Ag Innovation, Food Security/Shortage,

The principle of aquaponics clearly defined

It is one of the big topics in sustainable food production: aquaponics—the combination of fish farming in aquaculture and plant cultivation in hydroponics. That is the short definition. What convinces ...

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