In an online discussion experts debated the farmer&rsquos changing role and how &lsquoag-tech&rsquo might make farming sexier and better-paying  An irrigation system shoots water across a soybean field in Illinois. Irrigation is one of the oldest forms of &lsquotech&rsquo used in agriculture. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA 1 “Ag-tech” isn new Satellite-controlled......

One way to avoid talking about low commodity prices at a farmer conference is to explore the methods of becoming more efficient and innovative.  At this week&rsquos Commodity Classic Convention&rsquos AG CONNECT Main Stage, Successful Farming featured innovative producers that shared their efforts to improve their operations bottom-line. Dave Nelson, a Northcentral Iowa corn and......

Digital agriculture is here and will continue to advance production farming in the U.S. and worldwide. “The world is digitized, and we are going to see the same digitization on the farm,” said Michael Stern of Climate Corporation. On Thursday at the World Food Prize, a panel of representatives weighed in on precision technology that is helping farmers work more efficiently without......

The Dong Nai River Committee said it has proposed the government not to grant any more licenses to build more hyower plants on the Dong Nai river, in an effort to protect the environment and water resources.     Hyower plants burdening Dong Nai River The massive development of hyower plants has been gradually killing the......