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Farm robot autonomously navigates, harvests among raised beds

Strawberry fields forever will exist for the in-demand fruit, but the laborers who do the backbreaking work of harvesting them…

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Study: ‘Sustainable intensification’ on the farm reduces soil nitrate losses, maintains crop yields

A nine-year study comparing a typical two-year corn and soybean rotation with a more intensive three-year rotation involving corn, cereal…

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Investors Learn Brutal Lesson From Sweden’s Wind Farm Woes

(Bloomberg) — Located on a blustery plateau just south of the Arctic Circle in Sweden, Markbygden Ett became the crown…

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China imposes retaliatory tariffs on Canadian farm and food products

BEIJING (AP) — China on Saturday announced retaliatory tariffs on some Canadian farm and food imports, after Canada imposed duties…

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China slaps extra tariffs of up to 15% on imports of major U.S. farm exports : NPR

A woman walks by the Chinese and U.S. national flags on display outside a souvenir shop in Beijing on Jan.…

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We can farm more seafood while minimizing its impact on biodiversity

Humanity can farm more food from the seas to help feed the planet while shrinking mariculture's negative impacts on biodiversity,…

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InsectNet technology identifies insects around the world and around the farm

A farmer notices an unfamiliar insect on a leaf. Is this a pollinator? Or a pest? Good news at harvest…

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Food & Drink

Building a resilient food system begins at the farm

Regenerative agriculture has grown in popularity as a strategy for decarbonizing our food system. While it can help mitigate agriculture’s…

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Politics

Tuberville calls for Farm Bill 'focused on farmers, not food stamps'

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) encouraged incoming lawmakers to support more farmer aid in future bills considered by Congress. “It took…

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So you want to build a solar or wind farm? Here’s how to decide where

Deciding where to build new solar or wind installations is often left up to individual developers or utilities, with limited…

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