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Author: Maruine Jones
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Machinery, GlobalTransforming agriculture with Solinftec’s farming robotSolinftec's $50,000 farming robot scouts crops, monitors plants and spot-sprays herbicide, and the company plans to deliver 250 units in Brazil and the United States.
- Deals & capital, United StatesTop 5 highest-paying jobs in agricultureA list of five well-paid agricultural careers, from zoologist to natural science manager, with average US salaries for most of the roles.
- Deals & capital, Global8 largest agricultural companies in the worldLists eight of the world's largest agricultural companies, among them Cargill, Bayer, John Deere, ADM and Syngenta, with founding dates, revenue and staff numbers.
- Inputs & crop science, IndiaAll about the White RevolutionExplains India's White Revolution, or Operation Flood, launched by the National Dairy Development Board in 1970 with Verghese Kurien as its architect, and the criticism it drew.
- Markets, IndiaAfter months of government efforts, onion prices have started to fall: Piyush GoyalFood minister Piyush Goyal said onion prices have begun to fall after the government eased import norms, released stocks and banned exports, and set out steps to cool potato and pulse prices.
- Policy & trade, IndiaExploding population: a hurdle in productivityPopulation growth has split India's landholdings and strained water for farming; raising productivity calls for agro-industrial units, processing incentives and market information.
- Precision & digital, GlobalFarmers using tech to make their yields efficientDescribes technology farmers use to raise yields, including sensor-based irrigation, GPS-enabled tractors, remote-controlled operations and drones for crop monitoring.
- Inputs & crop science, PunjabPink bollworm attack in Punjab: Agriculture minister sets 72-hour deadline for reportsPunjab agriculture minister Randeep Singh Nabha gave southern district officials 72 hours to file field reports on the pink bollworm attack on cotton.
- Markets, GlobalThe top 5 largest agricultural producers in the worldChina, the United States, India, Russia and Brazil are named as the world's five largest agricultural producers, with notes on their main crops and farm economies.
- Policy & trade, Andhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh: Rs 510.3 crore to be paid to 14.5 lakh farmersAndhra Pradesh will credit Rs 510.3 crore to 14.5 lakh farmers under the YSR Sunna Vaddi scheme, refunding interest on loans that farmers repaid within a year.