The global agritech market is expected to reach $49 billion by 2031, but it’s not just cattle ranches and vegetable growers sowing seeds in automation. When Metrolina Greenhouses cut the cord in favor of cloud-managed IoT routers to automate processes across 200 acres of greenhouses, production grew. We talked to Metrolina IT Director Mike Brown and Ericsson Sales Engineer Paul Wuerslin about the process and impact of using cellular solutions in agriculture.
The global agritech market is expected to reach $49 billion by 2031, but it’s not just cattle ranches and vegetable growers sowing seeds in automation. When Metrolina Greenhouses cut the cord in favor of cloud-managed IoT routers to automate processes across 200 acres of greenhouses, production grew. We talked to Metrolina IT Director Mike Brown and Ericsson Sales Engineer Paul Wuerslin about the process and impact of using cellular solutions in agriculture.