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Kicking Grass: Growing the World Cup Fields

Canada's team may not be in the World Cup, but its speciality grass is on... (more)

Sam Riches
July 1, 2014
Amazon Japan Doubles Its Goat Force

Amazon Japan employs a team of goats to take care of weeds and, more importantly,... (more)

Monica Kim
June 17, 2014
Garden, Meet Edyn: How the ‘Internet of Things’ Has Moved Outside

A snazzy new start-up, Edyn, joins the ranks of food-focused Silicon Valley hardware.

Caleb Garling
June 5, 2014
The Era of Big Ag Data Is Here

New crop management tools will change the agriculture industry, for better or worse.

Katie Hiler
April 8, 2014
NASA Shows U.S. Corn Belt Literally Glowing with Productivity

In the height of the growing season, the Corn Belt lights up on NASA's maps... (more)

Sam Brasch
April 7, 2014
Now Boarding: Barnyard Animals

JFK is already a zoo, but just wait for the arrival of this animal terminal.

Peter Andrey Smith
April 2, 2014
Goat Smarts: No Longer the Barnyard Idiots

Researchers have now shown that domesticated goats can learn a relatively complicated task very quickly... (more)

Dave Levitan
April 1, 2014
Can Organic Farmers Weather California’s Epic Drought?

Parched field means hardship for growers, possible higher prices for consumers.

Tara Lohan
March 31, 2014
What’s in a Weed? Unlocking the Genetic Code of Pests

Plant scientists get genomic about weed management.

Alexa Kurzius
March 25, 2014
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