The AgTech Diaries Blog

Bio-Circular Avocado Value Chains: Turning waste into inputs and energy for rural enterprises A story from Uganda: from fruit to fertiliser, from seed to fuel. Nothing is wasted.

Bio-Circular Avocado Value Chains: Turning waste into inputs and energy for rural enterprises
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Kindle Preorders Open: Drone Data Metrics for Orchard Farming - Launching Nov 20th. Drone Data Metrics for Orchard Farming - A practical guide for trees and vines using NDVI, NDRE, thermal and canopy data... to turn maps into decisions.

As some of you might know, I’ve been working on this most of 2025... and I’m excited to finally share it.

My next book, Drone Data Metrics for Orchard Farming, is available to pre-order on Kindle this week until Nov 20th.

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Managing Growth and Variance: The Drone Advantage in Canopy Metrics Smarter orchard management starts with drone canopy data.

Managing Growth and Variance: The Drone Advantage with Canopy Metrics
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Macadamia Market Recovery: Shifts, Challenges, and Opportunities Global macadamia demand is rising fast - but supply chain bottlenecks, shifting consumption patterns, and AgTech-driven innovation are shaping recovery.

Macadamia Market Recovery: Shifts, Challenges, and Opportunities
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Farmers, Wake Up: AI Won’t Wait While You Hesitate How AI will decide the winners and losers in farming – and why resisting it could cost farming operations their orchards, their markets, and their future.

Farmers, Wake Up: AI Won’t Wait While You Hesitate www.agtechdiaries.com/p/farmers-wa... #AI #agtech #precisionfarming #drones

Orchard Stress to Profitability: How Drone Data Guides Smarter Sampling Precision Sampling with Drones and AI. How to Turn Orchard Variability into Profitable Management Decisions

Orchard Stress to Profitability: How Drone Data Guides Smarter Sampling
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Thanks for the share, Josh!

Why Manual Fruit Assessment Falls Short – and What You Should Use Instead Subjective sampling leads to costly errors. Smartphone tools like TrueFruit offer a faster, more accurate way to assess fruit quality — even when fatigue sets in.

Why Manual Fruit Assessment Falls Short – and What to Use Instead
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Digital Fields, Smarter Yields: How Big Data is Redefining Modern Farming From drones to smart apps, discover how accessible digital tools and data are levelling the agricultural playing field for farmers of all sizes.

Digital Fields, Smarter Yields: How Big Data is Redefining Modern Farming

#agtech #farming #4ir #iot #agritech

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Why Cybersecurity Has to Learn from Farmers (Not the Other Way Around) It’s not about teaching farmers cybersecurity. It’s about cybersecurity, learning how farming works.

We’ve been preaching cyber hygiene to farmers like they’re the problem.
They’re not.
They’ve been managing risk longer than most tech bros have been alive.
It’s time we shut up and listened.

#cybersecurity #agriculture #OTsecurity #riskmanagement

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Low Spots, High Stakes: DEMs and the Hidden Cost of Elevation Blindness How Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) Reveal Drainage Issues, Tree Stress, and Yield-Limiting Terrain in Orchards

Low Spots, High Stakes: DEMs and the Hidden Cost of Elevation Blindness!

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AgTech for Citrus at Scale: Emerging Solutions for Global Challenges Strategic insights on how agricultural technology is reshaping the citrus industry’s response to climate, cost, and competitiveness.

AgTech for Citrus at Scale: Emerging Solutions for Global Challenges #agtech #citrusfarming #farming #agribusiness open.substack.com/pub/agtechci...

Per-tree Sampling Methods: Historical Change Detection Track orchard change over time by focusing on the trees that matter most. Detect trends, validate interventions, and build data confidence season after season.

Per-tree Sampling Methods: Historical Change Detection #drones #farming #aerobotics #agtech www.agtechdiaries.com/p/per-tree-s...

Why Manual Fruit Assessment Falls Short – and What You Should Use Instead Subjective sampling leads to costly errors. Smartphone tools like TrueFruit offer a faster, more accurate way to assess fruit quality — even when fatigue sets in.

Why Manual Fruit Assessment Falls Short – and What to Use Instead!

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Cluster-Based Sampling: How Smart Grouping Unlocks Tree-Level Insights Group trees using drone data – and put effort where it counts. Cluster-based sampling cuts noise, saves time, and delivers sharper orchard insights.

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#macadamia #farming #drones #agriculture #agtech #agritech #4ir

Why AgTech Software Feels So Hard to Use – And What We Can Do About It Poor training, weak support, and sales-first attitudes are slowing AgTech adoption. Here's what needs to change to help farmers get real value from digital tools.

Why AgTech Software Feels So Hard to Use – And What We Can Do About It!

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#agtech #agriculture #software #useradoption #farming #iot

Stop the Spread! How Drones Help Detect and Control Macadamia Felted Coccid Macadamia Felted Coccid is spreading - but drone tech gives farmers a new line of defence. Learn how aerial data and app-based scouting can change the game.

Stop the Spread! How Drones Help Detect and Control Macadamia Felted Coccid

#feltedcoccid #dronedata #aerobotics #macadamia #macadamiafarming

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Per-tree Sampling Methods: Focusing on Outliers Outlier trees reveal underlying problems and unexpected up-sides. Use drone data to target these trees for smarter, ROI-focused sampling - saving time and resources.

Per-tree Sampling Methods: Focusing on Outliers!

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Per-tree Sampling Methods: Using AI for the Unfair Advantage Turning aerial data into actionable insights: Leveraging AI and drone tech to improve efficiency and sustainability.

Per-tree Sampling Methods: Using AI for the Unfair Advantage www.agtechdiaries.com/p/per-tree-s... #macadamia #macadamiafarming #farming #aerobotics

Dois Córregos: The Macadamia Capital Pioneering Brazil's AgTech Frontier From a diversification gamble in the 80's, Dois Córregos has evolved into Brazil’s macadamia powerhouse. But beneath the polished kernels and festival stalls lies a deeper story... one of reinvention.

Dois Córregos: The Macadamia Capital Pioneering Brazil's AgTech Frontier #macadamia #macadamiafarming

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