Blog
03
Jun 2020
Smallholder Farmers Need Good Weather Data. How Do They Get It?
Last month, Arable Labs won the World Bank Ag Risk Innovation Challenge, tasked with building alternative methods of weather monitoring.
31
Jan 2020
Netafim & Arable: How high-quality data enables precision irrigation easily, affordably, and globally.
Netafim, the global leader in precision irrigation, and Arable Labs, the leader in innovative field-sensing and analytics, have just announced their collaboration in integrating Arable’s dat ...
08
Jan 2020
Richard Porter of D3Ag on Progressive Growers and Smart Water Use in Australia
In August, I took a trip to Australia to learn more about the agricultural scene Down Under and meet with Richard Porter and David Maggiori, who along with Darren Brakenridge are the powerho ...
10
Dec 2019
Long Foretold, Long Last: Actionable Data Enables Better Phenotyping
Our previous blog post explored the challenges seed breeders and geneticists face today. Now, we will dig deeper into the ways Arable’s ground-truth weather and plant data enhance researcher ...
09
Dec 2019
Long Foretold, Long Last: Understanding the Effects of Climate on Seed Trials
For approximately the past 70 years, global food & agricultural policy has taken a ‘calories-first’ approach to food production, resulting in an abundance of affordable, energy-dense food gr ...
04
Dec 2019
Arable and BASF team up in xarvio Field Manager to reduce pesticides
Fungicides and herbicides are a fact of life on most farms today. Yet shifting climate scenarios and pathogens’ adaptive resistance make it difficult for farmers to identify the most cost-ef ...
14
Jun 2019
California Coffee & the Data Behind the Beans
Trailblazers Frinj Coffee and Good Land Organics are building a new industry growing coffee in California. Data & technology help them mitigate risk, conserve resources, and dial in the qual ...
02
May 2019
Brazil Needs Better Weather Data to Feed the World
Ground-truth microclimate and crop models are essential to meeting global demand for Brazilian agricultural exports.
10
Apr 2019
Ground-Truth Data ‘Absolutely’ Adds Value to Top-Shelf Cannabis
Esensia’s craft cannabis operation uses senses and sensors to navigate an industry sea change, while staying true to its roots.
01
Apr 2019
From Tobacco to Hemp: A 21st-Century Farmer’s Story.
Keeping a family farm running for over 200 years is no small feat. Charles Dietzel of Carolina Heritage Farms talks about how his family has evolved with the times, and what’s on the horizon ...
19
Mar 2019
To Meet Agtech’s New Movers and Shakers, Look Beyond Buenos Aires.
Rural Argentina’s vibrant agricultural industry is the keystone to its economic revival.
14
Jan 2019
Planting Our Seeds and Watching Them Grow
Arable and the beginning of the next agricultural revolution.
04
Jan 2019
Arable Founder Adam Wolf Talks IoT on the Farm
The following is an excerpt interview with Arable Founder and Chief Scientist Adam Wolf, originally published in Mediaplanet’s 12/26/18 Future of Business and Tech piece.
02
Jan 2019
Towards A More ‘Digital-Dense’ Smallholder Farmer
A discussion on field data, technological value chains, and a worm’s-eye view of the global future of agriculture.
30
Nov 2018
When the Rain Didn’t Stop
Our Acoustic Disdrometer Gives a Glimpse Into the Wettest Tropical Cyclone in Hawaii History
16
Nov 2018
Field Notes
Our team is deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Debby Zygielbaum. We had the pleasure of collaborating with Debby during her time at Robert Sinskey Vineyards.
19
Sep 2018
Translational Agriculture
How we translate agronomic research into agricultural practice.
21
Aug 2018
Introducing Arable's New CEO, Jim Ethington
We are thrilled to welcome our new CEO, Jim Ethington, to the Arable team!
31
May 2018
New Partnership Aims to Keep 2.4 Billion Gallons of Water Out of the Beef Supply Chain
Data is the missing link in building a reality-based, grower-centric, and scalable water stewardship plan.
20
May 2018
Who Keeps Agtech’s Cutting Edge Sharp?
If you’re wondering about thin investment in agtech, don’t blame the farmers.
20
May 2018
Right as Rain
From radar backscatter to the sound of falling raindrops, the case for precision agricultural weather data.
20
May 2018
The Tension is Killing Me!
A tale of leaf water potential, pre-dawn pressure bomb visits, and the measurement of very good wine.
20
May 2018
Follow the Microbes: Measuring the Makers of Very Happy Grapes
Come explore the invisible world of beneficial microbes and the scientific journey to quantify their effect on wine grape terroir.
20
May 2018
Soil vs. Climate: Measuring Land and Crop Stewardship and the Quest for Natural Wine (Part I)
How field measurements and tech are improving our understanding of the processes behind growing grapes to make the most natural wine possible.
20
May 2018
Have You Herd? Ruminants, Grazing and the Future of Sustainable Viticulture
Chewing the cud with Jordan Lonborg and Nathan Stuart from Tablas Creek Vineyard in Paso Robles, CA.
20
May 2018
How Data and Technology Can Help Produce the Next Blockbuster Hop
Arable Labs caught up with hops producer Patrick Smith, owner of B.T. Loftus Ranches
20
May 2018
Only Happy When It Rains: A Brief History of Weather Forecasting
We take you through weather prediction technology from ancient times to the present. What does the future hold?
06
Apr 2018
How $4M in NSF-Funded Work Fills Data Gap to Improve Farmers’ Climate Adaptation
Nearly one year after installing microclimate measuring tools in the maize fields of Zambia, a team of researchers returned to expand a multi-year project studying small farmers’ decision-ma ...
06
Apr 2018
Food Revolution on Aisle Seven: Amazon Will Be a Game Changer
Originally published in the Seattle Times, September 1, 2017
06
Apr 2018
The 5 Food Production Risks Digital Ag Can Solve
Originally published in AgFunder News on September 18th, 2017
06
Apr 2018
Branding for the Reluctant Capitalist
How I learned to stop worrying and love the brand.
06
Apr 2018
A History of Crop Forecasting in 3 Maps
A large chunk of supply chain risk can be traced to simply being wrong in what you thought was out there, in terms of timing, total production yield, and quality.
06
Apr 2018
Lowering the Cost Curve for Organic Transition
Let’s think for a moment about technologies to lower the cost curve of adopting progressive agricultural practices.
06
Apr 2018
From Leaf to Globe and Back
Those clouds you see? That water was pulled from the soil by plants yesterday! That fog that keeps the lettuce crisp? It wouldn’t be there if you took out the lettuce.
06
Apr 2018
Branding Arable
We imagined what the data could be used for: natural resource management, yield forecasts, or research to feed the world.
06
Apr 2018
East of Eden and the Modern Miracle of Iceberg Lettuce
Big Data is a new way of thinking about technology in food and agriculture, less about growing more with less, and more about making more money from what you already produce.
06
Apr 2018
I Drink Your Milkshake
With our Pulsepod devices we will measure and monitor the critical link between Reference ET, precipitation, sub-drip irrigation and fruit stage to optimize growth while reducing water usage ...
06
Apr 2018
Arable at Muller Ranch
The Pulsepod will measure and monitor the critical link between Reference ET, precipitation, sub-drip irrigation and fruit stage to optimize growth while reducing water usage.
06
Apr 2018
Arable in Zambia
An exciting time for global food systems: low-cost solutions and greater connectivity allow new technologies to be accessible across emerging markets.
06
Apr 2018
In the News
You may have heard the news — we’ve been stoked about all the press coverage and enthusiasm for Arable and our Pulsepod over the last month.
06
Apr 2018
Breaking Up with My Weather Station
Most people I talk to want to hear what the Pulsepod measures. (Short answer: a lot).
06
Apr 2018
05
Apr 2018
Introducing Arable
This newsletter is long overdue and I want to share some big updates about our team…
04
Oct 2016
Adrift in a data desert
Data is the missing link in building a reality-based, grower-centric, and scalable water stewardship plan.
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