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title: Agricultural Technology
description: Agricultural technology explores the integration of modern tech into farming practices. Learners will understand how sensors, automation, data analytics, and biotechnology are used to optimize crop yields and improve resource efficiency.
category: sciences
subcategory: agricultural-science
difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced
url: /subject/agricultural-technology
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# Agricultural Technology

Agricultural technology explores the integration of modern tech into farming practices. Learners will understand how sensors, automation, data analytics, and biotechnology are used to optimize crop yields and improve resource efficiency.

## Available Resources

1 Books • 1 Courses • 1 Websites

## Websites

### 1. AgFunderNews

Trade publication from investor AgFunder reporting on agrifood technology: funding rounds, acquisitions, precision agriculture, alternative proteins, and farm robotics, with founder interviews. Readers can track which technologies are being commercialized and who is backing them.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://agfundernews.com

**Tags:** agtech, agrifood-innovation, precision-agriculture, startup-funding, industry-news

## Courses

### 1. Drones and Autonomous Systems in Agriculture

Explore drones & autonomous systems in agriculture with this course from Harper Adams. Learn about agricultural-technology applications.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/drones-in-agriculture

**Tags:** drones, precision-agriculture, uav, agricultural-robotics, remote-sensing

## Books

### 1. Precision Agriculture Technology for Crop Farming

**Author:** Qin Zhang

Edited CRC Press volume on site-specific crop management, covering field sensing, data processing, crop modeling, control theory, and autonomous machinery. Readers come away able to evaluate which precision agriculture technologies suit large-scale mechanised, community-based, or emerging-region farming systems.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1032098279?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, agriculture-environment, agricultural-science

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