Remote Imagery
Detailed daily field scans and predictive, AI-powered multispectral imaging capabilities are hitching a ride on a SpaceX rocket launch and will soon be available to field agronomists, grain and commodity traders, and even farmers.
Farm Drone News: AgEagle Multispectral Sensor, GPS Satellite Launched and Rantizo Spins Off Software
A quick roundup of recent news from the world of agricultural drones and allied industries.
A quick Q&A with CEO Lukas Koch unveils an intriguing new program that hopes to layer disparate ag tech offerings into a systems approach that can drive return-on-investment at the field level.
A recent congressional hearing addressed how U.S. crop protection companies and researchers use artificial intelligence to help farmers eradicate diseases, boost yields and stay competitive globally.
“Think of NDVI as a lagging indicator, because if the crop is showing a color or density change, the stress has already occurred,” says Pieter Fossel of Hydrosat. “Whereas with thermal land surface temperatures, that’s a leading indicator one to two weeks before you’ll see the stress show up in the vegetable index.”
Many farmers keep a record of their planting intentions by field in a notebook or on a USB drive. Automation can make both of those practices obsolete and improve corn and soybean seed placement accuracy in the process, the companies report.
Mineral CEO Elliott Grant says, “Five years from now, I would hope the tools we imagine, a machine learning enabled co-pilot for example, is no more remarkable than using Google Maps for navigation.”
What if you could transform a task that used to half of your day to just a few minutes?
A company aims to detect yield robbers differently, and as such is finding early funding a bit differently than the norm—finding investors in farmers alongside traditional investor sources.
A new farm management information system is poised to help farmers harness the power of past, current and future data and apply an analytical approach.
Artificial intelligence powers today’s digital scouting tools — converting data into actionable insights.
The announcement means more streamlined use and experience for farmers, which can lead to more data-driven decision making for farmers and ag retailers.
Deere & Company announced the names of six companies chosen for its 2024 Startup Collaborator program.
Aerial Rug and Boundri use satellite imagery to create custom farm products - the most popular being rugs.
One idea that has gained traction is USDA surveys may not be as accurate as current technology, especially satellite imagery, especially since the number of satellites has ballooned and the price has dropped.
Leveraging its advanced data science ecosystem, Sentera translates high-resolution aerial imagery into actionable plant-level measurements
“We are working to democratize geospatial insights for farming everywhere,” says CEO Pieter Fossel.
For Ukrainians, the introduction of Starlink has been essential. As Russian barrages destroy cell towers and blow up landlines, satellite internet connection is not just an option, but it’s now a lifeline.
Building on the platform, four categories of new product features for the 2023 growing season for the iOS and web app are planned
As of January 2022 there were over 1,000 satellites in orbit that fall into the category of Earth observation.
High-resolution imagery will be incorporated into Lindsay’s FieldNET irrigation management tool offers increased visibility of crop and field conditions
Intelinair has made a series of announcements regarding partnerships to expands its AGMRI platform.
First being launched in Brazil, Syngenta is bringing a new way to battle nematodes, which can cause up to 30% yield loses.
California scientists are using helicopters to study aquifers with the hope of recharging ground water.
“We think this is a unique proactive way to assess disease risk and disease developments in the season to change the way fungicides can be applied,” says Matt Free agronomy department manager at Evergreen FS
“We just finished the in-depth testing with retailers on this product, and as has been our process, their feedback and really helped drive the improvements and new features we are offering,” Kevin Krieg says.
Ethan Noll shares the future of digital ag is about scaling down with sensors and autonomy. Such as an irrigation tech saving $29/acre on crop nutrition inputs.
Intelinair announced today that Tim Hassinger has been named CEO & President of IntelinAir, Inc. and Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective January 3, 2022.