Farms.com Precision Agriculture Digital Digest | Summer 2024

19 08 NEC X Invests in Verdi for Farm Automation NEC X invests in Verdi Expeditions, advancing farm automation and personalized plant healthcare. The collaboration enhances NEC’s CropScope initiative, improving irrigation practices in Portugal. This strategic partnership drives innovation, sustainability, and global agricultural productivity. MORE 07 A Degree in Precision Agriculture? SDSU offers its first Precision Agriculture bachelor’s degree. The program integrates research and industry feedback, preparing students for evolving agricultural challenges with cutting-edge tools and techniques. MORE 06 AGCO Delivers at Celebration of Modern Ag AGCO recently showcased innovative equipment from its Fendt, Massey Ferguson, and Precision Planting brands at AEM’s Celebration of Modern Ag on the National Mall, May 6-8, 2024. Explore what sustainable solutions were highlighted. MORE 09 Boosted Breeding: Ohalo’s GameChanging Agricultural Innovation Ohalo™ introduces Boosted Breeding™, a groundbreaking plant breeding technology that enhances crop yields and increases genetic diversity. According to Ohalo™, the system enables each parent plant to pass its entire genome to its offspring, rather than a random half of the genes of each parent. MORE PHOTO: FluxFactory/E+ via Getty Images 10 AGCO Invests in Innova Ag Innovation Fund AGCO’s investment in Innova Ag Innovation Fund VI supports advanced, sustainable farming solutions. Through AGCO Ventures, this collaboration leverages Innova’s expertise in early-stage agtech startups to drive innovation and automation in agriculture. MORE

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