Category: Farming

FCC rolls out a $9 billion fund for rural 5G connectivity

Post author By Randall
Post date December 4, 2019
Categories In 5g, 5g fund, agriculture, ajit pai, business, digital divide, Farming, fcc, federal communications commission, Internet, Mobile, Politics, precision agriculture, rural, rural broadband, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] “We must ensure that 5G narrows rather than widens the digital divide and that rural Americans receive the benefits that come from wireless innovation,” FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said in a statement. The 5G Fund will be available through “reverse auction,” and it will replace the $4.5 billion Mobility Fund Phase II, which was […]

Robot ‘duck’ keeps weeds out of rice paddies

Post author By Randall
Post date June 23, 2019
Categories In agriculture, Farming, food and drink, food-and-drink, foodanddrink, gear, nissan, rice, robot, Robots, Tech, Video

[ad_1] For rice farmers, ducks have been a viable way to keep their crops healthy — they destroy weeds, eat bugs and fertilize crops without using harmful chemicals. And now, a Nissan technician might have an alternative when fowl isn’t an option. He’s testing a robot ‘duck’ that roams rice paddies, muddying the water to […]

FarmWise and Roush are making autonomous vegetable weeders

Post author By Randall
Post date March 27, 2019
Categories In agricultural robot, agriculture, autonomous, autonomous farming, Autonomous Vehicles, Farming, farmwise, roush, Tech
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[ad_1] The weeding robots could prove to be a major help for Michigan farmers. The autonomous vehicles will be designed to perform high-precision weeding and thinning and will be able to operate around the clock, saving farmers from having to perform the time-sucking tasks. The bots will also be built to seamlessly adapt to different […]