AgTech, or agricultural technology, uses modern tools like computers, robots, and smart software to help farms work better.

It also sparks new businesses. Think about companies that might service the new equipment, or provide specialized packaging, or even develop local distribution networks. It’s like a ripple effect that ...

“From its start in 1966, when the show featured 86 exhibitors and displays such as a self-propelled forage harvester, the ...

The global economy is bracing for major job disruption as artificial intelligence (AI) advances and spreads across industries ...

Rayne Faulconer, left, instructs Gage Singer as he flies a drone on a MU Extension field day on May 10 in Montgomery City. Singer traveled from southwest Missouri and said he’s interested in becoming ...

Information is changing the fiber industry as local growers embrace cutting-edge technology.

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 ...

Connecticut has about 3,000 certified drone pilots – and even more recreational users – who increasingly rely on unmanned aircraft to make their work faster, safer and more precise. For home ...

WEST UNION, W.Va. – The West Virginia University Doddridge County Extension Service hosted a drone spraying demonstration on Wednesday at the Doddridge County Park Livestock Barn, highlighting how new ...

A project at the University of Missouri Center for Regenerative Agriculture has been testing a new way to "fence-in" cattle ...

The pace of new ag technology introduction can be dizzying. Whether it's planting, spraying, harvesting or other farm activities, technology continues to change the game. Many of the new technologies ...

The agricultural industry may be producing more food than ever before, but it is also damaging the climate, harming the soil and eroding biodiversity. A team of researchers from the PhenoRob Cluster ...