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The Role of Data in Modern Farming: Separating Fact from Fiction

Farmbrite

The term data-driven decisions is becoming increasingly common in agriculture, but how committed are farmers to using data in their everyday practices? Are they truly allowing data to influence their operations, or is it just a catchphrase thrown around by people who aren't in the agricultural industry?

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Can Agriculture Kick Its Plastic Addiction?

Civil Eats

Plastics are tightly woven into the fabric of modern agriculture. Black polyethylene “mulch film” gets tucked snugly around crop rows, clear plastic sheeting covers hoop houses, and most farmers use plastic seed trays, irrigation tubes, and fertilizer bags. As contamination rose, crop yields fell by 15 percent.

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AI and Agriculture: How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Farming and Finance

Trimble Agriculture

Artificial intelligence (AI) has already irreversibly changed agriculture. AI and agriculture are a powerful duo. For example, it can assist in monitoring crops, optimizing irrigation, and even predicting weather patterns to make farming more efficient and productive. But what some people don’t realize is that AI already is.

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As California Gets Drier, Solar Panels Could Help Farms Save Water

Civil Eats

But the farm is one of relatively few examples of agrivoltaics —or combined agriculture and photovoltaic array systems—on private land in California, where the technology has been surprisingly slow to gain visibility and traction. Internationally, many countries in Europe and Asia are ahead of the U.S.

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The Night Shift

Modern Farmer

Moving from daytime to overnight work is often presented as the most practical solution for agricultural laborers struggling with rising temperatures as a result of climate change. full_link LEARN MORE Opinion: As the heat rises, we must do better at protecting agricultural workers. Its a massive lose-lose situation.

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How Agriculture Technology can Improve your Farm

Farmbrite

It feels like there is a continuous flow of new products, service and agriculture technology promises to help farmers improve yields or reduce losses. If you're a farmer, you know that agricultural technology and digital agriculture have transformed the way we work. What is agricultural technology (AgTech)?

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Opinion: Cyberattacks Could Put Our Food Supply at Risk. Preparedness is Key

Modern Farmer

Advances in agriculture technology have allowed farmers to do incredible things in recent years. Beyond just improving crop yields and reducing input costs, farms can monitor their fields from across the world. Hackers are jail-breaking tractors and they’re using ransomware to go after individual farms.