CropsTwo InnerPlant scientists argue that drones, cameras and AI all detect fungal disease in soybeans only after symptoms appear, when the spray window has passed, and make the case for plants engineered to signal infection about ten days earlier.
AgrotechOrchard Robotics founder Charlie Wu says his tractor-mounted AI camera, which counts and sizes fruit tree by tree, pays back three to ten times in its first year through labour and input savings, and the company is expanding from apples into a dozen other crops.
AgrotechDigital agronomy company CropX has acquired near-infrared spectroscopy firm SCIO, its eighth purchase in six years and its largest, adding about 10,000 field devices that measure grain moisture, protein, oil and sugar, and says it is nearing $20 million in recurring revenue with profitability expect
AgrotechTerraBlaster, which uses a laser sensing technique first flown on the Mars rover to read nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and pH in the soil as a tractor moves, has raised a $12.5 million seed round led by Ulu Ventures ahead of commercial sales in 2027.
