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The agricultural robot market size (at $817 million in 2013) is anticipated to reach $16.3 billion by 2020, a hefty growth for a nascent market, says a new study titled “Agricultural Robots Market Shares, Strategy, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2014 to 2020.”
Recently I asked a South Dakota alfalfa grower what he enjoyed most about growing alfalfa. His response was simple, “The best part of growing alfalfa is when I’ve finished harvesting and know I captured a high-quality crop of alfalfa.”
Weed management is a continual challenge for alfalfa producers. More money is typically spent on weed control than on insect or disease management in most years.
Topcon Positioning Group has announced the acquisition of Digi-Star, a manufacturer of electronic sensing systems, machine control units, precision load cells and data management software for agricultural and industrial equipment.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) administrator, Gina McCarthy, issued remarks to the National Farms Union on March 16 and acknowledged the bumpy start to the rule originally proposed as Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS).
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed placing further restrictions on air quality standards that Dale Moore, American Farm Bureau Federation’s executive director of public policy, says would prove costly for agriculture and rural communities.
Whether it’s developing and testing new food products, ensuring compliance with expanding food safety and supply chain mandates, coordinating and hosting growing numbers of annual audits or managing crucial client relationships, quality assurance (QA) managers in the food and beverage industry face rapidly escalating time and resource demands.
Legislation has been introduced in the House and Senate that would eliminate a burdensome regulation for custom harvesters and others in the agriculture industry. This regulation requires producers and agriculture professionals to obtain a hazardous material endorsement before transporting diesel fuel.
After much anticipation, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has published proposed regulations that would govern the operation of drones used for agricultural and other activities. The proposal would allow farmers and ranchers to operate drones, referred to in the rule as “unmanned aircraft” and “unmanned aircraft systems” (UAS), subject to requirements intended to address public safety and national security concerns.
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