AgriTech - Articles, Stories & Interviews
Transforming Crop Insurance: How the SWITCH Model is Revolutionizing Hail Damage Assessment
Launched in 2021, the Severe Weather Induced Trends of Crop Health (SWITCH) model leverages remote sensing and proprietary Farmers Edge data models to create detailed, field-level maps of hail damage.
AI Comes to Food Supply Chain Compliance: Automation Targets One of the Sector's Most Challenging Bottlenecks
New tools like AI-based document scanners are now being implemented to help manage the growing administrative burden of meeting growing compliance demands. These tools automatically extract compliance data from documents, eliminating the need for manual entry and reviews.
Not Your Average Ag Pest, Why Mosquitoes Deserve a Spot on the Radar
With the 2025 mosquito season upon us, we believe it’s important to spotlight the risks these pests pose to human health and overall agricultural productivity. Their expanding habitat range, driven largely in part by climate change, makes it clear: awareness is critical.
Mitigating 6 Financial Risks of Implementing New Farming Technology
Farmers should view agri-tech as a long-term investment that supports growth over time, not a quick fix for short-term challenges. Smart technology adoption starts with careful planning, honest budgeting and asking the right questions before purchasing.
What Is a Camera Module – And What Are Its Components?
Camera modules can be integrated into embedded vision devices like drones, industrial equipment, etc. They consist of components such as sensors, lenses, interfaces, and more. Get expert insights into how they work, their popular types, and more.
Stuck in the Past | Why Farmers Are Replacing Sticky Traps with Real-Time Insect Monitoring
While sticky traps have served their purpose over the years, they come with significant drawbacks. These old school monitoring tools demand regular attention and manual data collection — which is time-consuming and labor-intensive.
The Science of Agricultural Covers: Boosting Plant Growth Potential
This blog discusses the range and scientific principles behind various cover materials including polycarbonate, plastic, and UbiGro covers, to understand their operating efficiency and impacts on plant growth.
AgriTech - Featured Stories
Iowa Innovation Puts Green Ammonia to the Test
Anhydrous ammonia is a key nitrogen fertilizer, prized for its high nitrogen content and cost-efficiency—making it especially effective for boosting corn yields.
Mouser Explores Smart Tech in Farming with Agriculture Resource Hub
Technological advancements, like satellites, have enabled farmers to track changes in land use, such as crop growth and vegetation health, which helps feed the growing global population while maintaining sustainable practices.
Agnomy - Making Ag Services Easier for Farmers
Whether managing hundreds of acres or just getting started, Agnomy makes sourcing services vital to your operation easier. For farmers who may not yet have the benefit of a large network, finding the right service providers shouldn't be another obstacle.
AgriTech - News Headlines
igus® Introduces Compact, PTFE-Free Linear Guide for Precise Positioning
Engineered from lubrication-free, high-performance polymers and aluminum, the guide offers a lightweight, hygienic and low-maintenance alternative to complex mechanical and electronic adjustment systems.
2025 Alltech Agri-Food Outlook shares global feed production survey data
Data collected from 14 th annual global feed survey estimates world feed production increased in 2024 by 1.2% to 1.396 billion metric tons
Topcon Agriculture to Showcase Innovative Precision Farming Solutions at Agrishow 2025 in Brazil
Topcon's participation at Agrishow 2025 reflects our commitment to providing farmers with practical technologies that address their everyday challenges while improving overall farm productivity and sustainability.
LoRa Alliance® Brings LoRaWAN® to IoT Solutions World Congress Showcasing Leading-Edge AI, Satellite, and Metering Integrations
Multiple Demos and Sessions Explore LoRaWAN's Advanced Capabilities and Real-World Uses
GREENSCALE ADOPTS SOLLUM TECHNOLOGIES DYNAMIC LED LIGHTING TO ENHANCE GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION
LEVERAGING SOLLUM'S DYNAMIC LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY TO OPTIMIZE LETTUCE GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY
AgriTech - Featured Product
Elmo Motion Control - The Platinum Line, a new era in servo control
Significantly enhanced servo performance, higher EtherCAT networking precision, richer servo operation capabilities, more feedback options, and certified smart Functional Safety. Elmo's industry-leading Platinum line of servo drives provides faster and more enhanced servo performance with wider bandwidth, higher resolutions, and advanced control for better results. Platinum drives offer precise EtherCAT networking, faster cycling, high synchronization, negligible jitters, and near-zero latency. They are fully synchronized to the servo loops and feature-rich feedback support, up to three feedbacks simultaneously (with two absolute encoders working simultaneously). The Platinum Line includes one of the world's smallest Functional Safety, and FSoE-certified servo drives with unique SIL capabilities.
AgriTech - Featured Company
Elmo Motion Control Ltd.
Elmo has been a motion control technology leader for over 35 years, with millions of servo drives working 24/7 worldwide. Elmo offers complete motion control solutions from design to delivery of cutting-edge servo drives, network-based multi-axis motion controllers, and integrated servo motors. All solutions can be customized and configured using Elmo's proprietary advanced and easy-to-use software tools for any machine in any industry, such as semiconductors, lasers, robots, life sciences, industrial automation, AGV, and more. The company employs more than 350 personnel with headquarters in Israel and offices in the United States, China, Germany, Italy, Korea, Singapore, and an additional manufacturing facility in Poland. Elmo has a worldwide distribution network. By advancing motion control with state-of-the-art technology, Elmo makes smart machines even smarter. As of 2022, Elmo is a Bosch Rexroth company.
