Crop solutions

The Harvard team used satellites to measure soil moisture around the root zone for maize, soybeans, millet, and sorghum growing around the world. - Photo: Canva

19-10-2022 | News

Why soil moisture says more about crop yields than rainfall

Small and lightweight semi-autonomous field robots that can perform non-tillage weed control can potentially contribute to a significant increase in crop production efficiency while reducing soil pressure impact, - Photo: Twan Wiermans

17-10-2022 | News

Non-tillage weed control with small robots explored in Swiss project

Researchers use historical soil temperature data to learn about - and predict - overwintering success of the corn earworm. - Photo: Canva

17-10-2022 | News

Soil temperature can predict spread of corn earworm in crops

Droughts are expected to continue. Smart irrigation technology can help farmers use less water and earn more money. Read how in this blog. Photo: Canva

13-10-2022 | Expert opinion

How new technology can help farmers survive increasing droughts

For Minnesota-based company Dry Max Solutions, radio waves offer an alternative method for drying grain free of both petroleum expenses and heat. Photo: Canva

11-10-2022 | Article

Good vibrations – Drying grain with radio waves

We now have more tools than ever to develop sustainable IPM systems that are only going to get better with time.

06-10-2022 | Expert opinion

Will technology to develop sustainable IPM systems reduce agrochemical dependence?

New ways to increase capacity of soil carbon sequestration in farming are within reach.

05-10-2022 | Article

Technologies for soil carbon sequestration that also remove greenhouse gases

Zasso and AGXTEND present, for the first time in the field, the XPower XPR Concept, an electric weeding solution for row crops.

03-10-2022 | News

Electric weeding solution for row crops presented by Zasso and AGXTEND

Dutch grower Anselm Claasen harvested Agria seed potatoes, using a visual yield determination on his potato harvester. How does it work?

29-09-2022 | Article

Video: site-specific visual yield determination in seed potato harvesting

Syngenta Crop Protection is launching a commercial digital solution to diagnose infestations of plant-parasitic nematodes in crops by analysing photographs taken from satellites.

28-09-2022 | News

Digital tool to detect plant-parasitic nematodes in crops through satellite images

23-12 | Article

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MQ Autonomous Agritech to expand with electric autonomous sprayer M200

Farmrobo iMog: autonomous multipurpose robot designed for small-scale farming operations