Precision agriculture – Knowing the main protagonists

Agriculture touches everyone's life like few other industries. Farming is central to every nation's well-being since food and water are basic necessities. Whether the...

Internet of Things and Cloud Computing for better Agriculture

The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) predicts the global population to reach 8 billion people by 2025 and 9.6 billion...

Different types of sensors used in Precision Agriculture

Rapid growth in population, climate change, reduction in rainfall, and demand for more food to feed billions of people worldwide are placing a lot...

Remote sensing in agriculture – Benefits, and applications

Agricultural production follows a strong seasonal pattern related to the natural lifecycle of crops and weather. Farmers track the physical landscape, such as soil...

How precision agriculture is transforming modern farming

Precision agriculture is the management and use of technology and data from one or more of the following sources: soils, crops, nutrients, pests, moisture,...

Milk quality in automatic milking systems (AMS) – Challenges

The production of high-quality milk and keeping the herd in good health are the main objectives in primary milk production. An automatic milking system...