New Technology In Agriculture

iGrow News New Technology In Agriculture

New Technology In Agriculture

New Technology in Agriculture News brings you the latest innovations and advancements transforming modern farming.

From AI-driven precision agriculture and robotics to IoT sensors, drones, and blockchain for supply chain transparency, this category covers the cutting-edge technologies enhancing efficiency, productivity, and sustainability in agriculture.

Discover how smart farming tools, data analytics, and automation are helping farmers optimize resources, reduce waste, and respond to challenges like climate change and labor shortages. Stay informed on the tech trends and solutions reshaping agriculture for a resilient and sustainable future.

NC State researchers are developing an AI-powered live-cell microscopy system to detect Neo-P infections before visible symptoms appear, offering a faster, non-destructive alternative to traditional lab diagnostics.

NC State Researchers Develop AI-Powered Early Detection for Neo-P Strawberry Pathogen

Neopestalotiopsis, known as Neo-P, has evolved from a minor, opportunistic fungus into a significant threat to strawberry growers. The pathogen first drew national attention after a devastating 2017 outbreak in Florida strawberry fields, and was confirmed in North Carolina by 2022. Infected plants frequently appear healthy at the time of transplanting from nurseries into farm

Read More
Komet Irrigation introduces the Komet Precision Wave (KPW), a new generation of pivot sprinklers aimed at improving water distribution and irrigation efficiency.

Komet Irrigation Launches Application Engineering & Digital Systems Division With Brazil Experience Hub

Komet Irrigation has made a six-figure investment to establish a new Application Engineering & Digital Systems department in Brazil.

Read More
SAS is advancing agricultural solutions with sensor technologies to combat flooding and support North Carolina's vital economy.

SAS Applies Data Analytics to Help South African Micro-Farmers Improve Crop Decisions and Income

Global data and AI company SAS has applied advanced analytics to micro-farming data in South Africa through a Data for Good initiative conducted in collaboration with dataDecisions.ai and The Dream. The project targeted micro-farms located near the Cradle of Humankind, a UNESCO World Heritage region where many farmers grow food on small plots adjacent to

Read More
Investment firm 216 Capital has entered the capital of RoboCare, a Tunisian startup focused on precision agriculture and artificial intelligence for the farming sector, through a six-figure investment. The deal is intended to support RoboCare's next stage of growth and its expansion into African and Middle Eastern markets, as precision technologies become an increasingly important lever for farm productivity and resilience amid climate change, water stress, and rising production costs.

216 Capital Invests in Tunisian Precision Agriculture Startup RoboCare to Fund MENA Expansion

Investment firm 216 Capital has entered the capital of RoboCare, a Tunisian startup focused on precision agriculture and artificial intelligence for the farming sector, through a six-figure investment. The deal is intended to support RoboCare's next stage of growth and its expansion into African and Middle Eastern markets, as precision technologies become an increasingly important

Read More
Chinese solar technology company Shanghai AIKO Solar Energy Company Limited and Kazakhstan's Atyrau Oil and Gas University named after Safi Utebayev (Utebayev University / AOGU) have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop a zero-carbon smart agriculture demonstration park in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. The agreement was signed on the sidelines of Intersolar Europe 2026 in Munich, Germany — one of the world's largest solar energy trade events.

Shanghai AIKO Solar Energy Partners With Kazakhstan University to Build Zero-Carbon Smart Agriculture Park

Chinese solar technology company Shanghai AIKO Solar Energy Company Limited and Kazakhstan's Atyrau Oil and Gas University named after Safi Utebayev (Utebayev University / AOGU) have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop a zero-carbon smart agriculture demonstration park in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. The agreement was signed on the sidelines of Intersolar Europe 2026 in

Read More
Fieldwork Robotics secured £3 million in total funding, including a £2.2 million investment round led by Elbow Beach Capital and £1.7 million in project grants from Innovate UK.

Fieldwork Robotics Secures Investment From SEED Innovations as Part of £2.5M Fundraise

UK agricultural robotics company Fieldwork Robotics has secured an investment from SEED Innovations Ltd, an AIM-listed investment company focused on high-growth robotics and AI ventures and chaired by prominent British investor Jim Mellon. The investment forms part of a broader £2.5 million Seed+ fundraise, combining investment and grant funding that was announced in April 2026.

Read More
Kubota, NTT, and DOCOMO Demonstrate Stable Video Transmission for Remote Farm Machinery in Mountainous Areas

Kubota Corporation Makes Additional Investment in French UV Startup UV Boosting to Expand Smart Farming Solutions

Japanese agricultural machinery group Kubota Corporation has made a follow-on investment in UV Boosting, a French startup that develops, manufactures, and supplies ultraviolet irradiation equipment for agricultural crops. The transaction was completed through Kubota's European holding vehicle, Kubota Holdings Europe B.V., headquartered in the Netherlands.

Read More
Engineering and geospatial services firm Bowman Consulting Group (Nasdaq: BWMN) has been awarded $11.2 million in new contracts under the USDA's Production Imagery for the National Environment (PINE) Blanket Purchase Agreement. The three awards span the National Resources Inventory (NRI), National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP), and Stewardship Lands Inventory (SLI) programmes, which collectively support agricultural land monitoring, natural resource assessment, and conservation easement oversight across the United States.

Bowman Consulting Secures $11.2 Million in USDA Aerial Imagery Awards for Agricultural Land Programmes

Engineering and geospatial services firm Bowman Consulting Group (Nasdaq: BWMN) has been awarded $11.2 million in new contracts under the USDA's Production Imagery for the National Environment (PINE) Blanket Purchase Agreement. The three awards span the National Resources Inventory (NRI), National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP), and Stewardship Lands Inventory (SLI) programmes, which collectively support agricultural

Read More
Protein Industries unveiled a project with Crush Dynamics & Atomic47 Labs to develop a fermentation platform for the food sector

Crush Dynamics and Atomic47 Labs Secure $1.4 Million to Build AI-Enabled Fermentation Platform

Protein Industries Canada has announced a new project with Crush Dynamics and Atomic47 Labs to develop an AI-enabled fermentation platform for the Canadian food manufacturing sector. The initiative, backed by a total investment of $1.4 million — with Protein Industries Canada contributing $607,000 and the partners committing the remainder — will integrate artificial intelligence into

Read More
The UK government has announced an additional £53 million investment in the Farming Innovation Programme (FIP) for the 2026/27 financial year, bringing total FIP investment for the year to £123 million. The uplift follows the £70 million announced at the NFU Conference in February and forms part of a broader Industrial Strategy commitment to invest at least £200 million in agricultural innovation by 2030.

UK Farming Innovation Programme Receives Additional £53 Million as 2026 Competition Calendar Opens

The UK government has announced an additional £53 million investment in the Farming Innovation Programme (FIP) for the 2026/27 financial year, bringing total FIP investment for the year to £123 million. The uplift follows the £70 million announced at the NFU Conference in February and forms part of a broader Industrial Strategy commitment to invest

Read More
<!-- ============================================================ iGrow Exit-Intent Popup — drop-in snippet Paste this whole block before in your theme footer (footer.php) or via WPCode / "Insert Headers and Footers" plugin → "Site Wide Footer" location. Behavior: - Desktop only (≥768px wide) — skipped on mobile to avoid Google's mobile interstitial penalty. - Triggers (whichever fires first): 1. Exit-intent (mouse leaves viewport top) 2. 15 seconds on page (TIME_MS variable below) 3. 60% scroll depth (SCROLL_PCT variable below) - Frequency cap: once per 30 days per visitor (cookie) - "Remind me later" option: re-shows after 1 day - Excluded paths: /pricing, /checkout, /billing, /account, /subscribe, /login (edit the EXCLUDE regex to change) - Total weight: ~3 KB ============================================================ -->