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The autonomous robot that exterminates weeds
A company that specifies in agricultural operations has unveiled an autonomous robot designed to eliminate weeds. Powered by four solar panels, the Solix Sprayer robot
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(Pet) food for thought
Partner: WSP Take a stroll to your local supermarket and you may notice the high quantity of non-recyclable food packaging. In fact, it’s estimated that
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#158 Vertical Farming at Potager Farm
Potager Farm CEO Mario Gatineau grew up in the French countryside as the son of a beekeeper and botanist. When pesticides used in local farming
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Tower farming: a new dimension to agriculture
Partner: Intelligent Growth Solutions The world is on the brink of a climate related disaster and the solution requires a combination of engineering disciplines that
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Agriculture 2021: Big problems — but even bigger opportunities
The world’s agriculture industry is the second largest contributor to global warming, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(IPCC). Agriculture is also a leading
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#124 Mussels: How to Save the Seas
Intensive farming leads to nutrients seeping into the groundwater and into rivers. These enriched waterways deliver immense quantities of nutrients to coastal seas and cause
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#123 Engineering Plants: Intelligent Growth Solutions
The world is on the brink of a climate related disaster. The solution requires a combination of engineering disciplines that do not come together very
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Food Waste: Making Net Zero Jet Fuel
In March, April and May of 2020, countries around the world imposed some of the strictest mass limitations on individual freedom in recent history. These
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#113 Food Waste: Making a Net Zero Jet Fuel
Every year 1.3 billion tonnes of food are wasted. The waste occurs all through the supply chain, from the farm itself, all the way to
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Solar Grazing at Shaker Village
Author: Alex Conacher In a field a few miles southwest of the city of Lexington in Kentucky a very special sheep is quietly grazing in
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#105 Solar Grazing at Shaker Village
In a field a few miles southwest of the city of Lexington in Kentucky, a sheep is quietly grazing in the shade. This is a
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Robotic raspberry harvester
Fieldwork Robotics is working with Bosch UK to accelerate the production of robots that harvest soft fruit. Led by Dr Martin Stoelen, Fieldwork Robotics is