Drones are among a suite of tools used in what’s known as precision agriculture — a type of farming that uses technology to ...

Artificial intelligence is helping businesses in multiple industries streamline processes, make better decisions, boost productivity and more. But there’s no industry in which AI’s capabilities could ...

WILKINSON — One of the first times Aaron Collins operated a drone, trying to implement the new technology into a farming business, the drone quickly crashed. “The first time we had it we had done ...

Farm equipment makers and tech firms are pouring billions into automation and artificial intelligence to improve the efficiency of farms and minimize environmental impact.

In a row of six greenhouses on a remote stretch of the Hawaiian island of Lanai, Larry Ellison is trying to use his golden touch in tech to remake the way people around the world eat. The company ...

Thanks to a new technology, agricultural robots may be getting a serious skill improvement in tending to crops. SonicBoom, a sensing technology developed by the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon ...

Smart farming technologies, like smart irrigation and targeted spraying systems, are helping farms reduce water use, burn less fuel and optimize fertilizer and pesticide applications. Those gains have ...

Farm Journal’s Smart Farming Week is an annual week-long emphasis on innovation in agriculture. The goal is to encourage you to explore and prioritize the technology, tools and practices that will ...

Integrating artificial intelligence into today's environmental control systems could reduce energy consumption for indoor agriculture by 25% -- potentially helping to feed the world as its population ...

I’m stubborn about keeping my phone for as long as I can. My last one lasted four years until I got fed up with the dying battery. I recently upgraded my phone with a newer model, and I didn’t realize ...

CONTINUING TO INVESTIGATE. NEW FARMING TECHNOLOGY IS PROMPTING AN OVERHAUL AT ONE IOWA AGRICULTURE COMPANY. FRIDAY, DOZENS OF EMPLOYEES AT LANDIS COOPERATIVE WERE LAID OFF. TONIGHT, KCCI SAT DOWN WITH ...

The storm interfered with navigational systems used in tractors and other farming equipment, leaving some farmers temporarily unable to plant their crops. By Livia Albeck-Ripka The powerful ...