Articles Tagged with ''drones''

Record $4.6 Billion Invested in Agtech Sector Last Year

AgFunder reported a record $4.6 billion of investment into the agriculture technologies sector for 2015, almost double the $2.36 billion invested in 2014, and outpacing growth in the broader venture capital market.
AgFunder reported a record $4.6 billion of investment into the agriculture technologies sector for 2015, almost double the $2.36 billion invested in 2014, and outpacing growth in the broader venture capital market.
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Sky’s the Limit on Uses, Payback with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

High-resolution imagery and data analysis contributed to a $20 per acre profit and timely fertilizer applications for strip-tillers Eric and Megan Wallendal.
The motor begins to hum and the propellers begin their increasingly rapid revolutions. A gentle upward tilt of the joystick by the owner and the rotocopter is airborne — slowly elevating as it drifts over a cornfield to capture hundreds of images that will be processed and analyzed.
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Agriculture Called the 'Most Attractive' Robotics Market Opportunity

According to a new report by Tractica, agricultural automation — in the form of driverless machinery, drone crop dusters, automated milking systems and other technologies — offers "the most important and attractive" global market opportunity for robotics industry players.
According to a new report by Tractica, agricultural automation — in the form of driverless machinery, drone crop dusters, automated milking systems and other technologies — offers "the most important and attractive" global market opportunity for robotics industry players.
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Flying Blind Could Cost You and Your Customers

While the skies aren't completely clear for use of UAVs in agriculture, recent indicators show that the industry may be preparing for takeoff.
While the skies aren't completely clear for use of UAVs in agriculture, recent indicators show that the industry may be preparing for takeoff.
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U of Illinois Researchers: What Would Drive a Big Data Revolution?

"You can't manage what you don't measure!" is a phrase attributed to both Peter Drucker and W. Edwards Deming (Brynjolfsson and McAfee 2012). This phrase is as applicable to farmers as it is to managers at Toyota or Amazon.
"You can't manage what you don't measure!" is a phrase attributed to both Peter Drucker and W. Edwards Deming. This phrase is as applicable to farmers as it is to managers at Toyota or Amazon.
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