Press Releases

KORE supports Syngenta agriculture biodiversity initiative

Atlanta, United States – KORE, a global provider in Internet of Things solutions, and provider of IoT connectivity, solutions and analytics, has announced its role in providing scalable, global IoT connectivity to Syngenta to power a large-scale biodiversity project. (more…)

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April 25, 2023

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

AGCO, Bosch BASF Smart Farming partner to integrate smart spraying technology

Duluth, United States – AGCO Corporation announced that together with Bosch BASF Smart Farming it will integrate and commercialise smart spraying technology on Fendt Rogator sprayers, and jointly develop additional, new features. (more…)

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April 14, 2023

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Siemens, 80 Acres Farms partner to scale vertical farming

Growing lettuce in the desert using environmentally friendly methods? Yes, it’s possible. Looking ahead, it’s important to start developing new concepts for agriculture. By 2050, 10 billion people are expected to live on our planet, and they’ll all want to be fed. But new agricultural land is becoming scarce, and more and more farmers are struggling with water shortages.  (more…)

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Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Ceres Imaging expands its agriculture data analytics solutions to Europe

Lisbon, Portugal – Ceres Imaging, a data analytics company that builds precision agriculture solutions to reduce risk and improve sustainability outcomes, is announcing its expansion into Portugal and Spain.
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March 14, 2023

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Astrocast, Avirtech partner to enable data-driven smart farming in remote areas

Lausanne, Switzerland and Singapore – Astrocast, a global nanosatellite IoT network operator, and Avirtech, a provider of plantation control systems that monitor site conditions to reduce operational costs and increase yields, announce a smart farming partnership. Astrocast is providing Avirtech with Satellite IoT (SatIoT) connectivity solutions for its BIOTA intelligent farm control system. This includes integrating its technology into Avirtech’s Avirlink – this enables plantation owners to make legacy sensors smart by recording and controlling information remotely over long distances.  (more…)

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December 7, 2022

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Huawei, Dronetech partner to facilitate sustainable farming in Austria

Linz, Austria – Huawei and Dronetech, Austria’s drone service provider, announced applications resulting from their collaboration in 5G smart farming. (more…)

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October 10, 2022

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

XAG reveals new drones and robots for agriculture

Guangzhou, China. 27 Dec 2021 – On 22 December, XAG Annual Conference 2021 was held in Guangzhou, China with the theme “Step into Agrifuture”, which launched a series of agricultural innovations to empower farmers with more sophisticated autonomous solutions. Five new products, including the XAG P50 and P100 Agricultural Drone, XAG M500 and M2000 Remote Sensing Drone, and the updated XAG R150 Unmanned Ground Vehicle, are released in China and will be available for global sales in 2022. (more…)

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December 28, 2021

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Agtech market value to soar, reaching over $22 billion globally

A new study from Juniper Research has found that the total value of the Agtech market (Agricultural Technology) will reach $22.5 billion (€18.95 billion)by 2025; rising from $9 billion (€7.58 billion) in 2020. This represents an average annual growth rate of 150% over the next five years. (more…)

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November 23, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Maintaining activity with proactivity

Downtime due to information technology glitches is a perennial problem. You can set your watch by their occurrence in the commercial aerospace industry alone, and they’re often a direct consequence of failures in legacy hardware and software. Here, George Walker, managing director of IT/OT management software specialist Novotek UK and Ireland, makes the case for proactively upgrading legacy systems. (more…)

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February 28, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Iotic raises €7.5mn to drive growth of digital twin technology used by Rolls-Royce Power Systems and Bam Nuttall

Cambridge-based Iotic has secured investment of €7.5 million (UK£6.5 million) to accelerate growth and meet increasing demand for its pioneering digital twin technology. (more…)

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November 28, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello