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Semtech's LoRa Technology Monitors Cattle Health in Real-Time

08/15/18, 05:31 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | AgTech, Sensors
Quantified Ags LoRa-based sensors allow accurate analysis of a cows health, increasing efficiency

HerdDogg Secures $2.3M in Seed Funding to Improve Remote Health Monitoring of Livestock

07/20/18, 05:47 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Supply Chain | AgTech, livestock, Sensors
The seed funding from several mid-western VC firms with deep experience in agricultural technologies, IoT, and big data technologies is an expert validation of HerdDoggs technology and market potential.

Autogrow's API and Amazon's Alexa leads to world first talking AgTech system

06/13/18, 10:23 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | AgTech, Indoor Farming, Monitoring, Sensors
"We think this is the best use-case of AI (Artificial Intelligence) today. Weve basically turned a vocal sound into a machine command and proven integration of different systems is possible," says CEO Darryn Keiller.

Why Virtual Sensors Could Save California's At-Risk Almond Yields

05/03/18, 09:19 AM | Lighting | Sensors | Iteris, Inc.
A group grid of points (or virtual sensors) are created by an initial model estimate of the conditions at the surface (and above) and that virtual sensor is then nudged by the observations around it to the more accurate value.

Engineers make wearable sensors for plants, enabling measurements of water use in crops

01/11/18, 08:48 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | Sensors
The tool making these water measurements possible is a tiny graphene sensor that can be taped to plants - researchers have dubbed it a "plant tattoo sensor."

What John Deere's 'Lettuce Robot' Means For Green Agriculture

01/10/18, 05:57 AM | Lighting, Supply Chain | AgTech, Precision Farming, Sensors
Desiree Kaplan for GreenMatters: Basically, the robot is towed behind a tractor and uses its cameras to automatically identify, target, and destroy weeds with nearly perfect accuracy.

Sensors applied to plant leaves warn of water shortage

11/17/17, 05:58 AM | Lighting, Supply Chain | AgTech, Sensors
Anne Trafton for MIT News Office: MIT engineers have created sensors that can be printed onto plant leaves and reveal when the plants are experiencing a water shortage

Meet the "connected cow"

11/03/17, 05:43 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | AgTech, Sensors, Smart Farm
Nic Fildes for Financial Times: Farmers are placing sensors on various parts of cows bodies - including the tail, neck, hooves and stomach - to help increase the productivity of their herds.

GardenSpace, a Smart Garden Robot that Waters, Monitors, and Protects Plants, Launches on Kickstarter

10/23/17, 05:29 AM | Lighting, Precision Farming | irrigation, Sensors, Urban Farming
The GardenSpace camera sensor monitors health by determining how chlorophyll level, plant growth, and plant temperature change over time, and then sends precise information to the gardener via an accompanying app.

Discover NDVI and Its Valuable Uses in Agriculture

10/19/17, 09:12 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming | Sensors
NDVI gives powerful insights and makes it easier to visualize crop health that the naked eye cant see. It shows you where the problem is in advance so you can fix it faster. NDVI technology does not replace humans, but it does help make your job easier.

How Field-Centric Weather Data Improves Crop Staging Accuracy

10/10/17, 06:53 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | AgTech, Sensors, weather
Today, companies like Farmers Edge are installing weather stations in their customers fields to acquire accurate, site-specific data. And having a dense network of weather stations enables detailed analyses of regional trends.

EU's future cyber-farms to utilise drones, robots and sensors

08/25/17, 05:44 AM | Lighting, Precision Farming | drones, Sensors
Anthony King, From Horizon Magazine: Bee-based maths is helping teach swarms of drones to find weeds, while robotic mowers keep hedgerows in shape.

Sentera Grows High-Precision Line With Release of Quad Sensor

07/13/17, 09:01 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | drones, Precision Farming, Sensors
Sentera introduces the latest update to its high-precision sensor product line, the Quad Sensor. Featuring four fully customizable imagers, the multispectral Quad Sensor is a precision agriculture, data-collection powerhouse.

New IntelLiDrives XYZ Robot helps researchers to study plant development

07/11/17, 08:34 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | AgTech, Monitoring, Sensors
XYZ Robot helps researchers develop hardier, weather-resistant crops

Littelfuse Announces Acquisition of U.S. Sensor, Manufacturer of Temperature Sensors

07/10/17, 05:51 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | Sensors

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