Precision agriculture Stories

Indian Stories

Precision agriculture stories

Tarun Chugh says drones can boost rural jobs & farming

Drone use could create rural jobs and lift farm productivity as India moves to train entrepreneurs and expand village access.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month

Global Stories

Precision agriculture stories

Supply Chain

constellr picks Space Inventor for HiVE satellites

The deal strengthens Europe's thermal Earth observation supply chain as constellr moves towards a 2028 launch for its HiVE network.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday

Agricultural Technology

Halter gives farmers the tech to boost herds productivity

Halter's virtual fencing could let producers carry up to 30% more stock and move herds faster in droughts, floods or fires.

By Anthony Caruana • 5 min read • This month

Digital Transformation

Fujitsu launches Uvance Wayfinders consulting in Oceania

Pressure is mounting on advisers in Australia and New Zealand as Fujitsu moves to tie strategy to delivery and win more transformation work.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

Agricultural Technology

Agscent raises AUD $5 million to boost AI scent tech

The Canberra-based startup's funding will speed livestock diagnostics that can cut waiting times for farmers and support wider health and emissions monitoring.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Agricultural Technology

SAS helps micro-farmers boost crop choices with data

Small growers near the Cradle of Humankind could improve yields and incomes as SAS analysed four seasons of crop and price data.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Agricultural Technology

Myriota adds cellular to HyperPulse hybrid IoT network

Customers tracking assets beyond mobile coverage can now switch automatically between satellite and cellular on one Myriota contract, cutting costs.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

Precision agriculture stories

Agricultural Technology

Bovonic sales jump 50% as QuadSense expands overseas

Sales of QuadSense climbed more than 50 per cent in New Zealand as Bovonic prepares to scale the mastitis system in the UK and Ireland.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Agricultural Technology

Cropify AI lentil grading to go commercial this harvest

Endorsement from grain traders could speed adoption of AI grading as pulse growers face faster, more consistent assessments this harvest.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

REANNZ signs cyber resilience pact with Asia-Pacific

Cross-border research could face slower recovery from cyber attacks, as network operators agree to share contacts, lessons and support before crises hit.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Indonesia launches first university-based AI centre

The new hub aims to give researchers and students access to high-end computing for health, farming and disaster response projects.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • This month

Wearables

Cambridge Tech Week names five startup pitching finalists

The shortlist highlights UK startups in biotech, energy, health and AI as investors and buyers look for scalable technology beyond Cambridge.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month

Agricultural Technology

British start-up's drone battery boosts range by 50%

A 45% lighter heavy-lift drone could carry more payload and fly further, helping firefighters, medics and armed forces reach remote sites.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

Agricultural Technology

Cambridge releases open AI map of Earth's land surface

Governments and researchers can now track land-use change, crop health and biodiversity globally without proprietary systems after Cambridge opened its dataset.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

Robotics

Hawkes Bay gets storm ready and looking forward to major growth

Storm losses are accelerating investment in automation as Hawkes Bay orchards prepare to lift fruit throughput and exports amid rising demand.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Last month

Agricultural Technology

Dogtooth raises GBP £14 million for fruit-harvesting robots

Funding will help the Cambridge company expand commercial deployment of robots that pick delicate fruit as labour shortages persist.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Agricultural Technology

Climate resilience is becoming a core technology strategy

Weather-related outages are pushing technology firms to treat resilience as vital as emissions cuts, with connectivity now a business continuity issue.

By Nicky Preston • 5 min read • Last month