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John Deere Moves Into Autonomous Tractors With Robots Startup Acquisition

John Deere, easily the largest maker of heavy agricultural machinery in the country, is eyeing... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
August 12, 2021
White House Says Executive Order on Right to Repair Is Coming

Over the past few decades, as farm equipment has become more expensive and computerized, it’s... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
July 8, 2021
Liquid Gold: How Stronger Food Systems Can Start In Your Toilet

Multiple times a day, when nature calls, people routinely flush their excrement into an abyss... (more)

Lindsay Campbell
December 12, 2020
Good Old-Fashioned Earth Soil Will Be Heading to Space for the First...

Growing plants—especially edible plants—in space has a long history. But those plants have been grown... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
September 25, 2020
This New Tool Breaks Down Lost Food Production Due to COVID-19

The situation with the effects of COVID-19 on the agriculture industry moves so quickly that... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
May 21, 2020
Going Green: Can Electric Tractors Overtake Diesel?

Stephen Heckeroth’s desire to help the planet has seeped into the world of agriculture. The... (more)

Lindsay Campbell
March 28, 2020
This Great Tool Can Show You Exactly What’s Grown Anywhere In The...

In these very weird and awful times, when nobody can leave their own property, it... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
March 27, 2020
Futuristic Farming Has Arrived with Weeding Robots

For sustainable farmers, hand-weeding can be laborious, backbreaking work and can cost upwards of $300... (more)

Andrew Amelinckx
February 10, 2020
Kickstarting the Modern Farm

Our semi-regular round-up of interesting food and farming Kickstarter campaigns has returned. Inhabitants: An Indigenous... (more)

Lindsay Campbell
January 22, 2020