One of the most common ways this new technology is discussed for use in agriculture is helping to make seed selection recommendations for individual fields. How does this work? How can a computer be programmed to know what seed to plant? There are a couple key aspects needed to make this new selection process work.
Canadian researchers have identified data ownership concerns as harmful to farmers’ return-on-investment, adding yet another barrier to precision-tech adoption.
Agriculture is undergoing a technology revolution supported by policy-makers around the world. While smart technologies will play an important role in achieving improved productivity and greater eco-efficiency, critics have suggested that consideration of the social impacts is being side-lined.
California company Arable tries to make weather, crop, and soil data more accessible and actionable.
Through the investment Kubota intends to contribute to labor-saving and efficiency improvement in farming. Also, Kubota will launch a rice planting machine with automated driving functions in October.
Two crops or one? Sometimes, growing two crops simultaneously on the same piece of land -- called intercropping -- can benefit farmers. But it needs careful planning and resource management.
