A team of researchers inspect samples of many different rice varieties at the Lao PDR Rice Research Center (RRC)
Agriculture
Arrigoni presents new tests on effectiveness of Prisma and Biorete Air Plus

Prisma ensures lowering of the temperature without reducing the passage of light in the PAR spectrum (Photosynthetically Active Radiation). (Image source: Arrigoni)
Arrigoni, a leading international company in the production of technical fabrics for agriculture, has presented new tests on the effectiveness of the Prisma thermo-reflective screens and Biorete Air Plus for this type of crop
Getting to grips with downy mildew in rose stems

Rose varieties differ greatly in their susceptibility and tolerance to downy mildew, but many of the susceptible varieties are in high demand and fetch a good market price. (Image source: Capri23auto/Pixabay)
Dr Lisbeth Riis, founder and CEO at Scarab Solutions, has explained how getting to grips with downy mildew requires preventive measures, effective scouting, early intervention and regularly executed control
AI uses satellite imagery to solve agronomic challenges
Aerospace giant Airbus is marketing Verde, an AI-powered crop analytics service, on the Agri-food Data Marketplace launched by Agrimetrics, the UK Agri-Tech Centre for Innovation in Data Science
Precision farming market to expand 3X through 2029, says Fact.MR

Precision farming services offer the most remunerative growth opportunities with a stupendous 16 per cent CAGR through 2029. (Image source: RDLH/Pixabay)
Rising labour costs, low availability of skilled labour and surging demand for farm produce will propel the global precision farming market to a stupendous 12 per cent CAGR from 2019 to 2029, according to Fact.MR