Key Takeaways
- AGEYE, a leader in robotic automation and farm management software for controlled environment agriculture (CEA), has secured a strategic investment from MANN+HUMMEL, a global leader in filtration solutions.
- The partnership integrates AGEYE’s AI-driven crop analytics and automation with MANN+HUMMEL’s expertise in filtration and disinfection.
- The collaboration aims to address key challenges in indoor farming, including improving air and water quality and reducing pathogens.
- The partnership supports the development of next-generation CEA systems, enhancing food security, sustainability, and profitability for growers.
Partnership Announcement
AGEYE has announced a strategic collaboration with MANN+HUMMEL, combining AGEYE’s advanced farm management software and automation technology with MANN+HUMMEL’s filtration and disinfection expertise. The partnership aims to tackle critical challenges in controlled environment agriculture by enabling healthier and more productive indoor farming systems.
Charles Vaillant, Chief Technology & Chief Digital Officer at MANN+HUMMEL, expressed enthusiasm for the collaboration: “At MANN+HUMMEL, we are committed to supporting innovative solutions that make the world cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable. AGEYE’s technology represents the next frontier in agriculture, and we are excited to contribute our filtration expertise to enable more responsible and efficient farming practices.”
Enhancing Indoor Farming with Technology
AGEYE’s automation and AI-driven crop analytics empower large-scale indoor farms by providing data-driven insights that optimize crop production, improve resource efficiency, and deliver measurable ROI. This makes AGEYE’s solutions a critical tool for improving food security and sustainability in the growing CEA sector.
By integrating MANN+HUMMEL’s filtration and disinfection solutions, the partnership addresses key factors for maintaining healthy indoor farms, such as:
- Improved Air Quality: Reducing airborne contaminants to support optimal growing conditions.
- Enhanced Water Quality: Ensuring clean irrigation systems that contribute to plant health.
- Pathogen Reduction: Minimizing risks to crops and maximizing yields.
Nick Genty, CEO of AGEYE, highlighted the potential impact of the collaboration: “This partnership demonstrates the strength of our technology and its potential to transform agriculture. By integrating MANN+HUMMEL’s world-class filtration and disinfection solutions into our systems, we’re delivering indoor farming solutions that maximize yields, reduce resource use, and improve profitability for growers.”
AGEYE Technologies Latest News
Acquires HYVE Brand, Elevating AI-Powered Crop Intelligence in CEA (2024/03/11)
AGEYE has acquired the HYVE brand from DASCOM Americas, combining its artificial intelligence technology with HYVE’s automated vertical farming systems. The acquisition aims to provide a comprehensive, superior alternative to traditional solutions for vertical farmers. AGEYE’s strategy focuses on automation of the entire plant lifecycle, supported by analytics and crop monitoring, aiming to minimize human error, improve plant health, and reduce labor costs. The acquisition simplifies the journey to success for growers, allowing them to focus on growing. DASCOM Americas President Ron Acorn highlighted the strategic value of the acquisition, stating that AGEYE’s leadership, technical expertise, and experience add the final missing piece to an unmatched recipe for prospective indoor farmers.
Partners with Top Universities (2023/10/06)
AGEYE Technologies has partnered with the University of Colorado at Boulder and the University of California Berkeley to launch a new initiative that aims to revolutionize crop production. The project, called “Novel Sensors for Efficient and Scalable Production of Indoor Crops,” will introduce innovative sensor technology to significantly reduce agricultural waste and energy consumption, while ensuring superior crop quality. This technology will empower growers with real-time, accurate data, enabling them to make informed fertilizer and water management decisions. The project is funded by the National Science Foundation’s Partnerships for Innovation – Research Partnerships (PFI-RP) and is poised to bring forth a technology that could reshape the agricultural landscape.
Hyve and Ageye Collaborate For Nebraska Indoor Farming Project (2023/02/27)
HYVE Indoor Farming Systems and AGEYE have announced a joint project for an indoor vertical farming facility in Nebraska. The facility will span 13,000 square feet and focus on growing leafy greens. This collaboration is a significant step forward for both companies, as it is the first complete and comprehensive project they have worked on together since announcing their alliance. HYVE has previously worked on several projects in the U.S. and Canada and has tested and worked with AGEYE on a project in North Carolina.
HYVE & AGEYE Ink Strategic Partnership To Complete Technology Solution (2023/02/15)
HYVE Indoor Farming Systems, a Central Virginia-based Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) systems manufacturer, has teamed up with AGEYE, a leader in automated platform monitoring for vertical farms and greenhouses. Together, they aim to provide complete technology solutions for commercial growers in the CEA industry. This strategic partnership will bring an integrated artificial intelligence capability to HYVE systems, enhancing their revolutionary plant and system monitoring capabilities.
Nouryon Invests in AGEYE Technologies (2022/12/01)
Nouryon has partnered with AGEYE, an AI-based AgTech Company of the Year, to advance its precision farming technology. With the help of AGEYE’s digital platform, indoor farming can be revolutionized, improving crop production, phytochemical content, and flavor. Nouryon will contribute its knowledge of crop nutrition and crop protection to enhance this technology. The partnership aims to accelerate the development of this groundbreaking technology and provide clients with the newest indoor farming options.
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