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Agribotix Chairman Wayne Greenberg selected as an advisor for the Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network $4M Colorado program The Blackstone Charitable Foundation has selected Colorado as its next expansion to the Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network. Blackstone will be giving $4M to connect advisors and master entrepreneurs to Colorado companies on the verge of rapidly scaling up with theRead more

Professor Juan Murguia identifies the UAV as a key technology for precision agriculture Professor Juan Murguia, of the Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics at North Dakota State University, wrote an opinion piece for agprofessional.com explaining how the random sampling techniques currently used to assess nitrogen needs can be dramatically improved through the use ofRead more

Farmers returning to manual methods of weed control as herbicide resistance spreads As reported in the Wall Street Journal yesterday, farmers are observing a dramatic increase in herbicide-resistant weeds and are being forced into applying larger quantities and a wider range of herbicidal chemicals. These decisions come with both economic and environmental costs and areRead more

Nitrogen sensing technologies add big to farmers’ bottom lines Agriculture.com published an excellent article reviewing different techniques for gauging crop nitrogen requirements. While drone-based NDVI imagery was not explicitly addressed, the message was overwhelming. Farmers can significantly increase their profits by applying fertilizer only when needed. One farmer interviewed said that the technology he usedRead more

Low-calorie sweetener made infamous by Breaking Bad using drones to increase yields While most of the action in the agricultural drones space is devoted to flying cameras and other instruments used to monitor crop health, Stevia First Corporation, a company focusing on the industrial-scale production of stevia is taking another approach. Their crop scientists haveRead more

FAA-approved North Dakota test site begins agricultural trials Earlier this year the FAA announced six test sites to explore issues related to widespread legalization of commercial drone use. The North Dakota test site will focus on agricultural applications and has been approved to begin flying in May. The operators will be focusing on evaluating cropRead more