The Bovine Butler

The Bovine Butler

Ranch Rover, Ranch Rover, send feed rations on over. Tech company Smooth Ag is creating a butler for cattle of sorts. The company has developed V1 Ranch Rover, a fully autonomous feeder, aimed to help with higher input costs and decreased labor availability. How now,...
Seazing the Seaweed Moment

Seazing the Seaweed Moment

The seaweed is always greener in someone else’s… farm. Different varieties of seaweed and kelp have hit headlines the past few years, and interest is growing. But, interested parties are being entangled in red tape. Soundbite: “We lag behind the rest of the world in...
USDA’s Fertilizer Fund Injection

USDA’s Fertilizer Fund Injection

The USDA is dolin’ out funds and turnin’ up the heat on fertilizer markets in an effort to spur domestic production and ensure competition. During the Commodity Classic, USDA Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced both an investment and an inquiry into the industry. ...
NASA’s AgTech Agenda

NASA’s AgTech Agenda

NASA and farming? Not your everyday combination. A new space-age technology for agriculture is here. GEO-CropSim is a “useful decision-making tool to help monitor and improve crop production while simultaneously analyzing water consumption.” Developed by...
Cocoa’s Traceability Mission

Cocoa’s Traceability Mission

The Ivory Coast is working to make cocoa production a little sweeter.  In an industry plagued with deforestation and child labor issues, the country is hoping to ensure more ethical cocoa production. Traceability: With implementation of a new system, the Ivory Coast...