More production. More attention to the environment. Saving resources. More skills. These are the goals of the current revolution in agriculture. A change that has just begun but that, according to Boston Group Consulting, a global consulting firm, will take hold by transforming the farming by 2030 […]
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It’s a fact: a new Green Revolution has begun in agriculture. Objective: to have more and more detailed and constant information from the field (know the soil moisture, the amount of nutrients present, etc.) to target the grower’s interventions, as well as strengthen control and saving on […]
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The trend to build vertical farms is increasing across the planet because these farms are able to guarantee a future for the world’s growing population. Since the publication of our first articles (here and here), many new projects have been realized, even bigger, even more advanced by […]
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One of the challenges that agriculture has to face is to respond to the constant growth of food requirements because of the increase in population (9 billion people are expected in 2050) taking into account the progressive reduction of soil and available resources, and the climate change […]
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In the lovely Italian countryside, near Reggio Emilia (less than 10 miles from Maranello, principal office of the Ferrari cars maker), there is a wine-producing farm, named Tenuta Santa Scolastica (partner of the association “Cantina Sociale di Puianello e Coviolo”), which is led by an enlightened wine-grower: […]
Read more →43 million hectares of organic farming in the world two million organic producers in 2013 global organic market at $ 80 billion increased fivefold in the last 15 years These are the numbers of organics in the world (source: FiBL) The road is traced: the gradual conversion […]
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The wireless sensor EC (electrical conductivity) is an IoT device (Internet of Things) and is used in agriculture and hydroponic greenhouses for the control of fertigation solutions in order to measure the amount and solubility of the dissolved salts, and balance their quantity. This tool is very […]
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AURORAS – Italian start up specialized in IoT (internet of Things) – was interviewed by the online magazine URBAN AG NEWS, valuable for anyone who wants to learn about the latest technology to support more sustainable and profitable agriculture. At the link below, you will find a […]
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Because of a rainy and cold spring and beginning of summer, the downy mildew attacks have been strong in Bordeaux and other regions in France, in Veneto (Italy) and in other European countries. Where have not been done in a timely manner the necessary phytosanitary treatment, the […]
Read more →Premise In support of agriculture, today’s technology offers “Internet of Things” tools (IoT): wireless sensors that detect the micro-climatic conditions directly in the field, in order to intervene with plant protection treatments and targeted operations, when they are more useful for cultivation, with cost savings, resources and […]
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