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Plastic bean-shaped sensors monitor crops for precision agriculture

The internet of beans Thumb-sized "plastic beans" are being filled with sensors and tossed into grain bins and storage facilities for precision agriculture, getting rid of the need for handheld devices or elaborate moisture monitoring systems, according to an article on Farm Journal's AGWeb. The sensor pods...

IoT helps Italy’s farms recover from drought with precision agriculture

A problem with corn production, and a precision agriculture solution Italy is one of the top maize grain producers in the European Union alongside France, Germany, Hungary and Spain, producing more than 7 million tons of corn in an area of 700,000 hectares in 2015, according to EuroStat...

IoT helps Italy’s farms recover from drought with precision agriculture

A problem with corn production, and a precision agriculture solution Italy is one of the top maize grain producers in the European Union alongside France, Germany, Hungary and Spain, producing 7,069,000 tons of corn in an area of 700,000 hectares in 2015, according to EuroStat crop statistics. According...

Plastic bean-shaped sensors monitor crops for precision agriculture

The internet of beans Thumb-sized "plastic beans," are being filled with sensors and tossed into grain bins and storage facilities for precision agriculture, getting rid of the need for handheld devices or elaborate moisture monitoring systems, according to an article on Farm Journal's AGWeb. The sensor pods...

Increasing banana production with precision agriculture in Colombia

Agriculture is evolving Smart farming and precision agriculture have become important parts of modern agricultural practices. According to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), by 2050, food production may increase 70% to feed 9.6 billion people. Food and agricultural companies are...

Increasing banana production with precision agriculture in Colombia

Agriculture is evolving Smart farming and precision agriculture have become important parts of modern agricultural practices. According to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), by 2050, food production may increase 70% to feed 9.6 billion people. Food and agricultural companies are...

Case study: Drones give data, visibility to French farming cooperative

Drones used in precision agriculture OCEALIA Group is a French farming cooperative with 7,200 members and nearly 900 employees. Since 2015, five drone operators have been flying the group's two AIRINOV multiSPEC 4C sensor-equipped SenseFly eBee Ag drones in order to gain valuable fertilization data. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du7wJX6hEP4 “The drone data is complementary to satellite...

Use cases: The many IoT applications of drones

Drones are a capitivating IoT example According to a report from retail research firm NPD Group, sales of drones have more than tripled over the last year, reaching around $200 million. The increasing interest in using these aerial devices is one of the best illustrations of how...

Case study: Drones give data, visibility to French farming cooperative

Drones used in precision agriculture OCEALIA Group is a French farming cooperative with 7,200 members and nearly 900 employees. Since 2015, five drone operators have been flying the group's two AIRINOV multiSPEC 4C sensor-equipped SenseFly eBee Ag drones in order to gain valuable fertilization data. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du7wJX6hEP4 “The drone data is complementary to satellite...

Use cases: The many IoT applications of drones

Drones are a capitivating IoT example According to a report from retail research firm NPD group, sales of drones have more than tripled over the last year, reaching around $200 million in sales. The increasing interest in using these aerial devices is one of the best illustrations...

Rural farms connect to harness precision agriculture

"Connecting" rural farming to accommodate a booming global population Connected and precision agriculture, which heavily revolves around providing low-income rural farming areas with mobile networks for access to the internet, is becoming a necessity for the stability of those areas, as well as to accommodate...

OnFarm teams with ThingWorx to optimize precision agriculture

There are a number of variables that can impact a farmer’s yield, from variations in temperature to soil composition. IoT deployments allow all of these aspects to be outfitted with sensors that send relevant information to a farmer's PC or tablet. However, all varying data...

Precision agriculture helps farmers improve productivity, reduce risks

Verizon, AT&T, Telefonica putting stakes into precision agriculture With the forecasted growth in the global population, agriculture faces a very big challenge to rapidly increase food production. To achieve this goal, precision agriculture supported by Internet of Things (IoT) tools is being implemented in farming...