[Link] Kansas farmer invents robots to behead weeds, reduce the use of pesticides on crops
"Our mission was always to get the chemicals out of farming," Brauer said. "There is no resistance to the spinning blade."
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[Link] Simple soil biology helps pasture thrive on paddocks in the Hastings
"The best things in life are free," property owner Jeremy Bradley said, who with his partner Cathy Eggert thoroughly tested the two adjacent paddocks …
[Link] Australians’ appetite for organic surges during pandemic
Organic household penetration and annual spend in Australia both jumped in 2020, helping deliver strong market growth during the pandemic.
[Link] Investing in Regenerative Agriculture: Voices from the Field
Until very recently, the agriculture industry has escaped the interest of non-conventional investors: despite there being a large and perpetual market…
[Link] ‘Wither Away and Die:’ U.S. Pacific Northwest Heat Wave Bakes Wheat, Fruit Crops
An unprecedented heat wave and ongoing drought in the U.S. Pacific Northwest is damaging white wheat coveted by Asian buyers and forcing fruit farm wo…
[Link] Artificial intelligence ‘transformative’ for the future of ag
McCann said think about an acre of wheat with between one and 1.5 million plants on it. Humans don’t have the capability to look at each individual …
[Link] Calls for culled feral animals to be used as organic fertiliser after 90 goats killed outside Canberra
To tackle that problem, he enlisted the help of friend Gerry Gillespie, who had developed an eco-friendly and organic way to compost animals that was …
[Link] Elevated Warming, Ozone Hurt Plant Roots, Promote Soil Carbon Loss
Two factors that play a key role in climate change – increased climate warming and elevated ozone levels – appear to have detrimental effects on s…
[Link] Two oilseed rape growers see success in flea beetle battle
Direct drilling can help minimise any loss of soil moisture in a dry summer, while a variety of companion crops such as buckwheat, vetch and crimson c…
[Link] Digging deep for soil solutions
For one thing, probes did not have the agronomic software to make sense of what they were reading. But that’s changing. As data collection becomes m…
