BROWSING: smart farming

In New Zealand, where agriculture plays a central role in the country’s economy, mobile operator Vodafone is helping local farmers to improve performance and reduce costs through precision agriculture tools. Vodafone’s Precision Farming solution is designed to allow farmers to use only the amount of...

In addition to precision agriculture, the Nordic telco is also working on a smart parking pilot in Oslo. Telecommunications operator Telia Norway launched precision agriculture services based on narrowband "internet of things" technology with the goal of providing farmers with a smart system for monitoring...

A suburb of Washington, D.C., is growing into a living laboratory for "internet of things" technology projects. Set in Montgomery County, Maryland, Thingstitute is set to be an agricultural testbed to help farmers use data to become more "productive, prosperous and viable." The goal...

A suburb of Washington, D.C., is growing into a living laboratory for "internet of things" technology projects. Set in Montgomery County, Maryland, Thingstitute is set to be an agricultural testbed to help farmers use data to become more "productive, prosperous and viable." The goal...

New IoT solutions for age-old problems The increasing capabilities and awareness of the "internet of things" are providing more avenues for companies and organizations to keep the environment safe. Here are use cases of how IoT can help protect and restore our endangered world. Animal tracking Global organizations...

New IoT solutions for age-old problems The increasing capabilities and awareness of the "internet of things" are providing more avenues for companies and organizations to keep the environment safe. Here are use cases of how IoT can help protect and restore our endangered world. Animal tracking Global organizations...

Senet, a low power wide area network provider for North American LoRa-based "internet of things" applications, today announced a partnership with Paige Ag, a manufacturer and supplier of wire, cables, cable assemblies and electrical accessories, targeting smart farming and irrigation in agriculture. Poor wireless coverage...

Senet, a low power wide area network provider for North American LoRa-based "internet of things" applications, today announced a partnership with Paige Ag, a manufacturer and supplier of wire, cables, cable assemblies and electrical accessories, targeting smart farming and irrigation in agriculture. Poor wireless coverage...

The internet of beans Thumb-sized "plastic beans" are being filled with sensors and tossed into grain bins and storage facilities for precision agriculture, getting rid of the need for handheld devices or elaborate moisture monitoring systems, according to an article on Farm Journal's AGWeb. The sensor pods...

A problem with corn production, and a precision agriculture solution Italy is one of the top maize grain producers in the European Union alongside France, Germany, Hungary and Spain, producing more than 7 million tons of corn in an area of 700,000 hectares in 2015, according to EuroStat...

A problem with corn production, and a precision agriculture solution Italy is one of the top maize grain producers in the European Union alongside France, Germany, Hungary and Spain, producing 7,069,000 tons of corn in an area of 700,000 hectares in 2015, according to EuroStat crop statistics. According...

The internet of beans Thumb-sized "plastic beans," are being filled with sensors and tossed into grain bins and storage facilities for precision agriculture, getting rid of the need for handheld devices or elaborate moisture monitoring systems, according to an article on Farm Journal's AGWeb. The sensor pods...

Human expectations for constant connectivity and better information are boosting industrial internet of things projects, according to Sherri McDaniel, president of Atek Access Technologies. "I think we're at an interesting time as human beings," McDaniel said. "We now expect to be connected all the time,...

"Connecting" rural farming to accommodate a booming global population Connected and precision agriculture, which heavily revolves around providing low-income rural farming areas with mobile networks for access to the internet, is becoming a necessity for the stability of those areas, as well as to accommodate...

There are a number of variables that can impact a farmer’s yield, from variations in temperature to soil composition. IoT deployments allow all of these aspects to be outfitted with sensors that send relevant information to a farmer's PC or tablet. However, all varying data...