Scientists use AI-guided beams to automate cotton topping

In a test field on the campus of Xinjiang University, a white scanner-like machine slowly moves along the cotton ridges. From ...

How to Deal With 30 to 50 Feral Hogs

Once a meme, free-ranging swine have become a real problem — one that has given rise to a wide array of potential solutions.
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Take It Outside: Onetime Indoor Ag Pioneers See Opportunity Out In The Field

Serial entrepreneurs Jack Oslan and Nate Storey have a thesis that artificial intelligence can provide real-time soil ...

Rural ingenuity helps Minnesota farmer harvest after hip replacement

In New Prague, 91-year-old Leonard Shambour was in danger of missing his first harvest in 85 years due to a health issue. But ...
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The Secret to Planting Big Yields Next Spring May Be How You Manage Your Residue This Fall

David Hula, the reigning world-record corn grower, says residue management at harvest sets the stage for uniform emergence next season. The combine itself is a yield-building machine when used ...

Farmer finds NASA equipment in neighbor’s wheat field

A woman in rural West Texas says she was caught by surprise when she spotted a car-sized piece of scientific equipment that was adorned with NASA stickers.
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Cover Manure Heaps, Farmers Urged

By Milliam Murigi To prevent nutrient loss and reduce emission of greenhouse gases, farmers should cover heaps of solid manure that are often left bare.Dr. Sonja Leitner, senior scientist at the ...