Agriculture and the food industry have been undergoing significant change for the last decade. These changes are something farmers and others in the agribusiness industry need to be aware of from a business and supplier standpoint as 2018 comes to an end and we ring in the new year.
Share This: Robotics wants to solve the California farm labor shortage By Victor Martino There’s a dark cloud hanging over California’s $54 billion agricultural industry — labor scarcity. According to a recent California Farm Bureau Federation survey of 762 California
Artificial intelligence (AI) is making its way into our daily lives and virtually every industry you can think of, from food and farming to transportation, entertainment, manufacturing and banking, to name just a few. In agriculture, AI offers farmers and others the ability to make better decisions, increase productivity, and see patterns that cannot be seen or figured out with human capability.
We live in a cross over age. What was once all about hardware, is now becoming all about software.
Companies like John Deere, Apple, Toyota, and Samsung (among others) have designed products in such a way that only approved technicians can repair them. This might not sound like such a big deal with things like cell phones or TVs, which are relatively low cost. However, what about a tractor that can cost as much as a new home?
Share This: AI chip war heats up as Nvidia targets smart farm machinery US company partners with Yamaha Motor as battle with Intel grows beyond car chips TOKYO — Nvidia is joining forces with Japan’s Yamaha Motor to create smart machinery for
Share This: Promising new research could automate weed-killing on the farm By: Victor Martino Weeds are a pesky problem for farmers. But researchers and private companies – including numerous innovative start-ups – in the field of precision agriculture (agtech for
Share This: Farm to Fork Column By: Victor Martino The Promise and Opportunity of AgTech on the Farm and Beyond In late June the information technology gurus of Silicon Valley and beyond met with farmers, food industry leaders and investors
Share This: By Erik Wilson Some of you may recall that last year I grew a non-gmo cotton crop, but the year prior I grew a GMO cotton crop and wanted to educate the public about the two differences and
Share This: By Charles A Hice Deere & Co is suing AGCO Corp over 12 John Deere patents it alleges are being infringed upon by Precision Planting and AGCO. Precision Planting started creating products for faster planting options in the
In the light of the recent California Governor Primary, I wanted to shed some more light on what is now considered a deeply flawed and tumultuous legacy project from Jerry Brown. I am talking about High Speed rail. Perhaps one of the largest public project debacles in the last 100 years of US history. Take a look at some of the highlights in the article and voice your own opinion though. Is high speed rail really what Jerry Brown and his cronies make it out to be, or is it just another disaster that California must deal with?
