At the heart of Sub-Saharan Africa, where reliable electricity remains a persistent challenge, Defy Appliances has stepped forward with an innovative solution poised to transform the lives of farmers and rural households. By launching the Solar Off-Grid fridge and freezer range in March 2024, Defy continues to address a criticalContinue Reading
At STIHL, you’ll find the right tools to take on any challenge in your field. The new Agriculture Power Pack brings together three high-performance tools, built to the premium standards you expect. Lightweight yet powerful, this professional trio is designed for comfort, easy operation, and simple maintenance – helping youContinue Reading
Women are playing an increasingly visible role across the construction industry, with greater representation in project delivery, leadership, technology and engineering helping to broaden the sector’s talent pool and strengthen its ability to respond to emerging challenges. Global technology company RIB Software global marketing VP Kim Immelman says the industry has made encouraging progress in creatingContinue Reading
Against this backdrop, Royal Avebe, a co-op owned by Dutch farmers, has demonstrated that industrial electrification can move ahead, even within strict grid limits. At its production site in Foxhol, Groningen, in the north of the Netherlands, Royal Avebe has worked with Schneider Electric and software specialist AVEVA to replaceContinue Reading
Fred Below doesn’t mince words about nitrogen. “Nitrogen is probably the biggest factor under [a farmer’s] control that drives corn yields. You can’t do without it,” the University of Illinois crop physiologist said. And farmers know he’s right — despite anhydrous ammonia prices that averaged $1,057 a ton in earlyContinue Reading
At a Glance Dyer County, Tenn., will soon be home to an operational 150-year-old cotton gin and a state-of-the-art classroom. Local farmers Johnny Dodson and Paul Finley are helping lead an ambitious restoration project at the Dyer County Fairgrounds that combines historical preservation with modern education. The centerpiece is anContinue Reading
Just 9 miles from downtown Cincinnati’s Fountain Square, a 700-acre farm with Revolutionary War roots is rewriting the rules of sustainable agriculture, one blade of grass at a time. Turpin Farms, continuously operated by the same family since 1785, has evolved from an Ohio grain operation into a pioneering turfContinue Reading
Fields are empty, and the combine is parked. You’ve crossed the finish line. It’s the end of another hectic harvest season. But your work doesn’t stop here. If you’ve got grain in the bin, then this is just the start for you. The end of harvest signals the start ofContinue Reading
Sensmet, the Finnish developer of a unique continuous metals monitoring technology, has received a major investment from EIT RawMaterials which is supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union, to help secure the supply of critical and strategically important raw materials. SensmetContinue Reading
Sumitomo Drive Technologies is expanding its portfolio of zero-backlash precision gearboxes with the B Series of the Fine Cyclo® family. The new series is aimed at manufacturers and designers seeking to implement compact drive solutions with high dynamics and maximum transmission accuracy – particularly in applications with limited installation spaceContinue Reading
