An AI-enabled mobile app could warn farmers of future pest infestations
An FMC patent application covers the use of artificial intelligence to see how vulnerable crop fields are to pests.
USDA, University of Melbourne patenting biofortified wheat that improves gut health
A patent application says grains biofortified with a compound called nicotianamine can increase the crops’ absorbable or bioavailable iron, which is essential to gut health.
LG wants to patent a smart farming platform that cuts food waste along with the middlemen
Inventors from LG Electronics have designed a smart platform that helps small farmers optimize their production, and enables consumers to directly purchase produce. The Seoul-based company’s patent application discloses a method to minimize agricultural product and food waste by offering an approach based on information and communication technology (ICT) to smaller players in agriculture. ICT […]