Energy & Green Tech
In a bid to meet growing food production and energy needs in low- and middle-income countries, solar-powered groundwater irrigation is rapidly gaining ground. More than 500,000 solar pumps have been installed in south Asia ...
Jan 24, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
A purple glow illuminates stacked boxes where lettuce, herbs and kale will soon be sprouting at one of Europe's biggest "vertical farms" which has just opened in a warehouse in an industrial zone in Copenhagen.
Dec 7, 2020
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Engineering
Japan's attention to aging includes trying to find the best models and solutions to cope with the social and economic impact of an aging population.
Engineering
(TechXplore)—Arable Labs Inc., has announced the debut of a new device it has invented that is meant to help farmers grow crops in third world countries. Called the Pulsepod, the small Frisbee-shaped device houses technology ...
Business
To solar or not to solar? While a stable and predictable profit is an important factor to Pennsylvania farmers considering leasing out their land for solar energy development, it's not enough on its own, according to a new ...
Feb 13, 2024
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Engineering
In agriculture today, robots and drones can monitor fields, temperature and moisture sensors can be automated to meet crop needs, and a host of other systems and devices make farms more efficient, resource-conscious, and ...
Oct 25, 2023
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Engineering
Anyone who has ever perspired on a hot summer day understands the principle—and critical value—of evaporative cooling. Our bodies produce droplets of sweat when we overheat, and with a dry breeze or nearby fan those droplets ...
Jul 20, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
As tractors became more sophisticated over the past two decades, the big manufacturers allowed farmers fewer options for repairs. Rather than hiring independent repair shops, farmers have increasingly had to wait for company-authorized ...
Feb 22, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Food loss and waste are major problems around the world. When food is tossed aside or allowed to spoil, it makes economies less productive and leaves people hungry.
Jan 19, 2023
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Armed with a smartphone in today's ever more connected world, farmers can remotely monitor the health of their fields, the level of feed in their silos or even the aging of wine in barrels.
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A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, who raises living organisms for food or raw materials, generally including livestock husbandry and growing crops, such as produce and grain. A farmer might own the farmed land or might work as a labourer on land owned by others, but in advanced economies, a farmer is usually a farm owner, while employees of the farm are farm workers, farmhands, etc.
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