Necessity is the mother of invention, and farming is facing a bunch of necessities. There’s a major worker shortage. Farm land is shrinking while world population growth calls for higher food ...

HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Jeremy Ford hates wasting water. As a mist of rain sprinkled the fields around him in Homestead, Florida, Ford bemoaned how expensive it had been running a fossil fuel-powered ...

The Union Budget highlights digital platforms and data-led advisory for agriculture, but experts say technology must be ...

A host of technology is on offer to farmers, promising to raise farming yields and lower food prices.

On a farm in Phoenix, one person with an iPad can weed a field of vegetables that once required 20 workers on their hands and knees under a hot sun. The Duncan Family Farms employee controls the ...

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Jeremy Ford hates wasting water. As a mist of rain sprinkled the fields around him in Homestead, Florida, Ford bemoaned how expensive it had been running a fossil fuel-powered ...

Artificial intelligence is helping businesses in multiple industries streamline processes, make better decisions, boost productivity and more. But there’s no industry in which AI’s capabilities could ...

A bold, new era marked by mass adoption of autonomous machines is nearing realization. Farmers are more interested than ever in the shift to full automation. Ohio State University professor John ...

Farming has come a long way in the last few years. We know, from the last census of agriculture, that farm life is changing. The number of farms is dropping, while the size of the average farm is ...

LAS VEGAS – When Russell Maichel started growing almonds, walnuts and pistachios in the 1980s, he didn't own a cellphone. Now, a fully autonomous tractor drives through his expansive orchard, spraying ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Charlotte Gartenberg: Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Thursday, February 27th ...

People view a demonstration of the KATR robot designed to work in agriculture and construction at the Kubota booth during the CES tech show Tuesday in Las Vegas. LAS VEGAS — When Russell Maichel ...