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PAWR’s ARA rural Iowa testbed expands

Rural PAWR testbed has quadrupled its reach since launch last year The rural testbed of the Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) Project Office has quadrupled its coverage area in the past year as part of its second phase of operations, as well as adding new research...

Big green data on a big green tractor—how IoT will feed the world

Thanks to John Deere, this stoop-dwelling, turnstile-hopping New York City kid got to ride in her first tractor! Fortunately for everyone, I didn’t have to drive it. That’s because, with just a swipe on a smartphone app, the tractor takes care of that part...

John Deere sharpens its robotics focus with Bear Flag buy

Deere & Company will acquire Bear Flag Robotics, a Silicon Valley-based startup, for $250 million to accelerate the development and delivery of smart farming tools like automation and autonomous vehicles. "Deere views autonomy as an important step forward in enabling farmers to leverage their resources strategically to feed the world and...

Agritech businesses to accelerate adoption of IoT, Inmarsat finds

According to a recent study, 62% of large agritech firms have already deployed IoT solutions The internet of things (IoT) will play a key role in helping the agriculture sector become more efficient and productive, according to a recent report commissioned by global mobile satellite...

IoT is the toast of the wine industry

The wine industry is one of many verticals investigating the potential of the IoT Like other agricultural crops, grapes need a certain amount of water and sun, as well as properly fertilized soil to produce the best outcome. IoT can trigger the ideal amount of...