Mechanization and Technology

Growing in controlled conditions in a glasshouse at Norwich’s John Innes Centre are several varieties of wild grasses, otherwise known as Aegilops tauschii. These wispy, waist-high plants may seem unlike our modern wheat crop, but recent major international study discovered they contain the same genome.  Rose McNelly Scientists believe this would …

The planting period for wheat and barley has been delayed due to insufficient rainfall and many farmers have been unable to plant grains due to drought, Şemsi Bayraktar, president of the Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB), has said. Şemsi Bayraktar The impacts from climate change through changes in precipitation, natural disasters, higher …

Press release… The AGRIEVOLUTION Alliance, whose story started in Rome in 2008 and was established in Sao Paulo in 2012, was registered by the Italian authorities as an official union in Rome, where it was born. Selami İleri Turkish Association of Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers (TARMAKBİR) also took part …

Press release… Struggle to enhance quality in cotton production… Muzaffer Turgut Kayhan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Better Cotton Practices Association (IPUD), said that turning towards quality products instead of increasing the amount of production in cotton will ramp up the price and in this way, the …

By MARGY ECKELKAMP, September 24, 2024 What work in agriculture will be revolutionized by artificial intelligence (AI)? Ryan Raguse, chief innovation officer and co-founder at Bushel, expects AI to bring further insights, replace repetitive tasks and more. Ryan Raguse “It’s already all around us. You just can’t necessarily touch it, …

The Guardian’s analysis of agricultural income data shows that the income gap between Europe’s largest and smallest farms has doubled in the last 15 years. At a time when the number of small farms is shrinking, large farms are making record profits, while small farms are struggling to survive on …

The government is establishing a “Water Efficiency Management System” to address water stress Türkiye is facing, Agriculture Minister İbrahim Yumaklı has said. A regulation on water efficiency has been prepared, Yumaklı told lawmakers at parliament’s planning and budget commission, adding that protocols have been signed with relevant institutions and organizations for their areas of responsibility. …

Agriculture, which is seen as one of the most important sectors in the Russian economy, is also considered among the driving forces of economic growth by the country’s authorities. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the agricultural sector, which experienced a significant decline, as in most areas of the …

Advancing Eco Agriculture (AEA), the pioneer of regenerative agriculture, has announced a global strategic alliance with Turkish precision agriculture technology company Topraq to enhance access to regenerative solutions. This collaboration will contribute to a more informed, efficient and profitable agricultural future.Topraq is a specialised company that uses sensor data to …

October, 2024… Nestlé partners with Agritech company Klim to put regenerative food systems into practice at scale… Industry experts, representatives of NGOs, and policymakers gathered at the European Regenerative Agriculture Summit in Amsterdam were met by a handful of protesters at the door. These people were protesting against industrial farming …