How I grew $85,000 of food with just 7 hand tools… no tractors, no expensive agricultural machinery… just smart systems. In ...
Spring is a good time to try new tools and equipment, especially if those tools can boost productivity while making farm work ...
From GPS-guided fertilizer spreaders to AI-powered planting systems, precision agriculture equipment is transforming how farmers work. These innovations boost yields, cut waste, and protect the ...
I noticed it when first learning farming 14 years ago, traveling around small diverse vegetable farms in the US and Ecuador. Small farms that made all their household income from the farm struggled ...
On the UC Santa Cruz farm, a small self-driving tractor navigates itself over a line of broccoli, avoiding the crops while removing the weeds that may interfere with their growth. This autonomous ...
Farming doesn’t have to be low-tech. Two of the biggest challenges family farmers face are competition with larger, more high-tech farms and keeping the next generations interested in farming. Smart ...