News Related To Information Technology from the Americas

Potato Expo 2026, North America’s largest potato industry event, heads to Dallas Jan. 6–8. Featuring 180 exhibitors, 30+ sessions, and major networking, it unites the global potato supply chain to drive innovation, advocacy, and collaboration.

As harvest begins across the country, it’s go time for growers, agronomists, and farm managers—an ideal moment to showcase the versatility of the Soiltech Beacon, often called the Swiss Army Knife of ag sensors, shining brightest during harvest.

Uno de los principales productores del país transformó zonas áridas del valle del río Negro en polos paperos irrigados, concentrando allí la mitad de sus 3.000 hectáreas y abasteciendo todo el año a la industria nacional.

Cellar Insights raised an oversubscribed seed round, co-led by Tall Grass Ventures & Accelerate Fund IV, to scale its AI-powered potato storage tech, preventing spoilage and reducing crop losses across North America.

Lawmakers toured Aroostook County to explore Maine’s potato industry, seeing innovative tech and learning how policy affects farming. The trip aimed to boost understanding of agricultural challenges and support.

Bem Brasil optimized logistics with Mecalux automation, boosting frozen food storage to 550,000+ tons/year. Two new warehouses improved efficiency, traceability, and cut waste.

Un equipo argentino desarrolló la Papatrónica, un dispositivo en forma de tubérculo que mide impactos en tiempo real, ayudando a evitar pérdidas millonarias y a mejorar la sustentabilidad alimentaria.

Robots in potato farming help ease labor shortages, cut costs, and boost yields by automating tasks like planting and harvesting. Paired with smart tools like crop monitoring, they improve efficiency, reduce waste, and support sustainable farming.

xFarm Technologies has partnered with Brazil's Checkplant to enhance agricultural digitalization across 8.3 million hectares, boosting precision farming and sustainability in Latin America.

Friehe Farms in Washington’s Upper Columbia River Basin combines teamwork and advanced technology to produce high-quality russet potatoes. Drones, GPS-guided planting, and climate-controlled storage enhance efficiency, while traditional four-year crop rotation helps maintain soil health.

Picketa Systems is thrilled to introduce a significant new feature for our LENS platform: Custom Critical Levels. This innovation provides agronomists unprecedented control over nutrient management, making it easier than ever to optimize crop health and maximize yields.

La nueva ola de tecnología se integra al sector productivo para capitalizar los datos y tomar mejores decisiones.

Machine-Learning driven crop insights tool HarvestEye has partnered with one of Prince Edward Island’s (PEI) prominent potato growers, G Visser & Sons.

Picketa Systems, an agricultural technology company founded to unlock agronomic potential, announces its expansion into 13 states across the USA with its groundbreaking LENS system.

The McKenna Institute at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) announced a CAD 3.75 million (USD 2.7 million) investment from a partnership led by potato processor McCain Foods that will revolutionize digital agriculture, progress regenerative farming practices and minimize the impact of climate change on farmland.

El internet de las cosas (iot, por sus siglas en ingles) es una tendencia, también en la agricultura, que ha llegado para quedarse. Con su capacidad de ahorrar recursos, la sustentabilidad esta al alcance de la mano.

On World Soil Day, December 5, the Soil Health Institute (SHI) released a free phone application, Slakes, to empower and engage citizens around the world to measure aggregate stability.

Bayer has announced the pilot of an expert GenAI system to benefit farmers and up-level agronomists in their daily work.