Electric Autonomous Tractor – Hitting the Vineyards

Touch the Soil News #1765 (Feature Photo California Vineyards – CCA SA 3.0 Unported, Brocken Imaglory)    Monarch Tractors, is a California company, that is just coming to the forefront with its autonomous electric tractor. You drive the tractor, it remembers what you did, and then does it on its own. You can read the…

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Planted Detroit – Making the News

Things in agriculture are different today – especially when there is an opportunity to merge a variety of talents with technology. Enter Planted Detroit. Founded by Tom Adamczyk in 2018, the company’s efforts have landed themselves in the news. Planted Detroit’s goals are to shorten the supply chain. You can learn more about them, directly…

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PhytlSigns – Emerging Technology to take the Vital Signs of your Horticultural Crops

Touch the Soil News #1761 (Feature Photo – Tomato Plants – CCA SA 3.0 Karin Weigel)    A small privately held Swiss company called Vivent, has developed technology to take a plant’s vital signs. They call this innovation PhytlSigns. Another word for the technology is electrophysiology. The goal is to get pre-warning of your horticultural…

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The Rise of Farm Technology

Positive Future #878 (Feature photo – FarmBot watering soil – Courtesy of FarmBot) Agricultural technology, often called AgTech, is attracting billions of dollars of start-up money each year. National boundaries are fading in a world that is bringing about a new profession – agtech consultants that travel the globe, helping clients understand and use agricultural…

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Defining the World of Controlled Environment Agriculture

Positive Future #876 (Feature photo – Greenhouses – CCA SA 2.0 Generic, Dennis Simpson) Operating under the name of Shenandoah Growers for many years, the company has changed its name to Soli Organic – yes, the spelling is correct. While indoor farming has been defined by hydroponics and soil-less growing mediums, Soli Organic’s production platform…

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