Farm of the Future

One of the headwinds facing organic and regenerative farmers is the fact that all of the latest genetics are optimized for conventional systems.

Bringing more diversity onto the farm with crop rotation and cover crops sounds nice, but is it actually achieving better results for farmers?

How can farmers that want to farm both regeneratively AND organically terminate their cover crops?

Perhaps there was a time when there was a clear divide between organic farmers and conventional farmers. But if those lines ever existed, they are certainly blurred today.

A lot of the value of automation can be realized with more efficient and dynamic smart implements.

Burro founder Charlie Andersen offered one piece of advice to agtech founders: be customer obsessed. <p>

Building robots for agriculture is a challenging task. Getting them distributed to farm country is a whole other challenge altogether.

Soil core sampling is the most widely used and reliable form of soil testing, but is it the most accurate for all types of measurements?

Underground weather is a concept Bruce Moeller and his team at AquaSpy are trying to get more farmers to think about. <p>

Bruce Moeller, CEO of AquaSpy, says agriculture needs to rethink how it defines ROI.

In the age of digital agriculture, the case could be made that farm equipment can do more with less, especially with autonomy.

Many areas of the west have experienced warmer temperatures than normal and drier conditions.

John Kempf discusses a few factors that are key to promoting nitrogen fixation in the fall and winter.

Soil biology has slowed, but it's still active. With the right systems it can be fixing nitrogen.

With the amount of data and detailed information we can glean from a farm with technology, the job of an agronomist is becoming more and more complicated.

With tools to better measure biology, agronomy is evolving beyond just focusing on chemistry.

Demand for organic products has been on the rise for decades. But many farmers still remain skeptical that it can work for their local context.

Farmblox has already reached over 100 farms and are getting interest from small operations and large operations alike.

Farmblox started about five years ago originally in indoor agriculture but then saw an opportunity for their technology on more traditional farms. <p>

No-till can work in a regenerative system, but the practice alone doesn't necessarily lead to healthier soil

While organic systems limit what inputs can be applied, they don’t eliminate them entirely.

Understanding where your farm stands financially is the foundation of making confident business decisions.

Paperwork is still a headache for many agricultural producers.

Artificial intelligence is under scrutiny for the amount of water required to cool data centers.

As new technology makes its way onto farms, some are wondering what this means for the job security of people who work in agriculture.

As more growers turn to digital tools for decisions on the farm, one of the emerging challenges is making sure those technologies stay unbiased.

Parts of the western United States continue to be hit with record flooding, wind storms, and atmospheric rivers.

Agriculture Secretary Brook Rollins announced earlier this month the USDA will make $12 billion available in one time bridge payments to American farmers.

Last week, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a $700 million Regenerative Pilot Program.

There is nothing more valuable to a farmer than their land.

Companies like FORT Robotics have developed a deep expertise in safety when it comes to artificial intelligence.

Technology continues to get better every year, but farmers need tech to be ready to work consistently before they’re willing to make the investment. <p>

Farmer and AgTonomy CEO Tim Bucher recommends highlighting the technology being applied to today’s farming options.

Fuel savings have become an often overlooked advantage for farmers utilizing their technology.<p>

Greenhouses have the advantage of controlling a lot of these variables, allowing for autonomy to quickly fit into the sector.

Netafim sees a lot of future opportunities in serving greenhouse growers. <p>

With tighter margins and rising costs across all industries, many farmers are looking for new ways to keep their operations moving forward.

Bringing autonomy to agriculture is not just about replacing humans with robots.

Burro has small people-scale robots operating in a variety of agricultural operations around the country.

Vertical farming has largely fallen out of favor, but there is another segment of indoor agriculture that continues to grow steadily year after year.