Smart irrigation rules could cut water use and raise farm profits

As water supplies shrink and food demand grows, new interdisciplinary research from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln offers ...
AG Week

Minnesota updates nutrient reduction strategy as farmers weigh practices to cut nitrogen losses

MANKATO, Minn. — Minnesota officials say farmers will play a central role in reducing nitrogen and phosphorus pollution under an updated statewide Nutrient Reduction Strategy released earlier this ...
Reuters

US says research funding into new farm practices to surpass $1 billion

Feb 27 (Reuters) - The United States will invest an additional $200 million in research into new and sustainable farm practices, bringing the total to more than $1 billion, the government said on ...
AOL

US says research funding into new farm practices to surpass $1 billion

An aerial view of a combine harvester as it harvests soybeans in Deerfield, Ohio, U.S., October 7, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Dane Rhys Feb 27 (Reuters) - The United States ‌will invest ...
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New AI Model Lets Farm Robots Identify Weeds – Then Kill Them With Lasers

You've probably heard about large language models, those sophisticated AI systems that power all chatbots today. Get ready for Large Plant Models (LPMs). Developed by Carbon Robotics, a Seattle-based ...
The Stanford Daily

Q&A: Patriots tight end Austin Hooper on returning to The Farm and Super Bowl LX

For Austin Hooper ’17, the road to Super Bowl LX has been anything but linear — and this time, it comes with a return home. A Bay Area native and Stanford alum, Hooper is set to make his second Super ...
CNN

South Korea will end breeding of bears and extraction of their bile

South Korea said it will formally end its dwindling yet much-criticized bear bile farming industry this week, though about 200 bears are still kept in pens and raised for their gallbladders. The ...
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Could This Farming Practice Be Against the Law?

Gold Shaw Farm explores whether a certain farming practice might be illegal. Donald Trump's approval rating sees major shifts Cher Scores Near-Complete Victory in Royalties War, Mary Bono Vows Appeal ...
The Gazette

Lawsuit claims Farm Bureau hid fraudulent activity from insurance regulators

Two alleged whistleblowers are suing Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Insurance Co. and its affiliates for alleged racketeering, wrongful termination and concealment of information from state ...
The Washington Post

Better bread and booze start with healthier soil

Before dawn on a drizzly October morning, the 700-pound granite millstone at Seylou Bakery whirs to life. Bakers pour in sacks of whole-grain wheat, harvested weeks earlier on nearby farms: greenish ...