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 ...

The data revolution is underway in agriculture, writes the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in a 2023 report titled “Smart Farming: the transformative potential of data-driven ...

Everyone has their own idea of what life on a farm looks like — and many people might be surprised by how different agriculture is compared to what they imagine. The truth of the matter is, while ...

America’s farms don’t just run on corn and cattle. They also run on cash from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Every year, the USDA spends billions of dollars to keep farmers in business. It hands ...

The techniques are a cornerstone of the Agriculture Department’s approach to addressing a warming planet, but it is unclear whether more widespread deployment of such methods can truly reverse the ...

The agricultural sector is going to face enormous challenges in order to feed the 9.6 billion people that the FAO predicts are going to inhabit the planet by 2050: food production must increase by 70% ...

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Smart farming is all about getting the best result through the best technology. Sometimes, that involves complex technology - sometimes, not. Choosing where irrigation holes are needed is sometimes ...