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This autonomous tractor has no tailpipe emissions

December 21, 2020 by Ivar Laanen

A traditional diesel-powered tractor will produce approximately 14-times more emissions than an ordinary car. This fact alone makes it clear that the farming industry needs a clean alternative to the conventional tractors of today. Enter Monarch Tractor, a California-based firm … [Read more...] about This autonomous tractor has no tailpipe emissions

Startup turns food waste into new sources of income for rural farmers

December 9, 2020 by Vlad Harabara

One of the main problems encountered by female farmers in Kenya and Uganda is that a lot of their produce goes to waste before it reaches the market. Usually, this is the case because of limited access to cold storage facilities as well as many other inefficiencies along the … [Read more...] about Startup turns food waste into new sources of income for rural farmers

These modular and breathable micro-environments make growing crops easier

December 7, 2020 by Vlad Harabara

Finding smarter ways to produce our food is an essential step in adapting to an increasingly volatile global agricultural system. Equipping local farmers with better, more innovative tools is one way to do this. With that in mind, Mexico City-based design studio NOS has created a … [Read more...] about These modular and breathable micro-environments make growing crops easier

Waste milk could be used to capture carbon emissions out of the air

November 23, 2020 by Vlad Harabara

The premise of carbon capture technologies is simple: remove the greenhouse gas from the air and store it somewhere safe or turn it into something useful. So far, though, developing such technologies at scale has proved rather tricky. One of the main challenges has been finding … [Read more...] about Waste milk could be used to capture carbon emissions out of the air

Why more farms should feed maggots to chickens rather than soy

October 15, 2020 by Ivar Laanen

Watching chickens peck around for insects should be an utterly normal experience, but in this day and age, most hens are kept indoors where they are forced to eat a grain and soy-rich diet. These chickens might never see an insect in their life. The reason farmers opt for soy … [Read more...] about Why more farms should feed maggots to chickens rather than soy

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