Agtech Letters

Being able to measure crop moisture content remotely, or to determine if there is any water lodging area of the field, can give you valuable insights on your crop and field performance. In this Agtech Letter we look at two indices that can be useful tools.

Different vegetation indices can be used to process data from multi-spectral images from satellites or drones to valuable information on crop status and health. In this Agtech Letter, we introduce three indices that are related to the biomass of the crop, and can be used to estimate how healthy and dense the crop in a field is.

Satellites have been used to analyze fields and crops from the sky since the 1970’s, and since then the performance of the satellite sensing has increased in terms of resolution and quality. In this Agtech Letter, we look into what satellites are and how they can be used for monitoring fields, and in the coming three Agtech Letters we look more specifically at different measurements that can be done with them.

Data that describe the yield from a field is important information when planning and analyzing the crop season, the actions and the inputs that are used to grow the crop. It is also a valuable source of information to better understand the field and its growing conditions, drainage status, and under-performing areas.

Collecting soil data is a valuable action to improve your knowledge and understanding of the soil properties and limiting factors of high yield. However, always keep in mind that the soil maps are not as detailed as they look like when presented as nice-looking maps.

One of the foundations in data-driven and efficient farming is to collect data about the soil. The soil and its properties set a limit in the crop farming and possible yields, and by understanding them you can plan your actions and inputs to match the need of the crop given the conditions in that specific field or management zone. In this Agtech Letter we provide you with some examples of data about the soil.

There are many different types of data related to crop farming, but some of them are more common that other. In this Agtech Letter we walk you through some of the areas where data is available together with examples of what can be measured.

In this Agtech Letter we will dive into the matter of data. You often hear people talk about data and it is one of the corner-stones of agtech solutions. The success of digitalization, automation, AI solutions, and autonomy are all heavily dependent on the availability of high-quality and relevant data.