Electric Tractors are Rolling Out in the Field. Here’s What That Could Mean for Farmers.
E-tractors could radically change the agricultural landscape by scaling sustainability and increasing efficiency.
Can the Heat from Running Computers Help Grow Our Food? It’s Complicated.
So-called “organic data centers” want to leverage waste heat from server farms for food production.
Meta Ad Ban Hurts Hemp Entrepreneurs
Hemp growers say the social media giant’s advertising ban on certain products is stymying the nascent industry, with “incalculable” potential losses.
AI Can Track Bees on Camera. Here’s How That Will Help Farmers
Artificial intelligence offers a new way to track the insect pollinators essential to farming.
Why This Company Says the Popular H-2A Visa is Overdue for a Tech Upgrade
This startup offers a digital solution to streamlining a heavily bureaucratic and abuse-prone farmworker program.
The Rise of Virtual Farmers Markets
Why farmers are increasingly banding together to take their products online, targeting consumers directly without the fuss of a physical market.
Can Interactive Mapping Tools Guide Shellfish Restoration?
Researchers in North Carolina have developed software that determines the best sites to reestablish oyster reefs, which create new marine habitats and prevent coastal erosion.
How Solar-Powered Refrigerators Could Cool Down Climate Change
Investing in efficient, climate-friendly cold chain systems can simultaneously reduce food loss and climate change.
New Solar Panels Allow Farmers to See the Light
Researchers harness sunlight to harvest energy and food together, utilizing the full spectrum of light to improve outputs.
