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Tractor Rollovers Kill Dozens on Farms Each Year—and a Prevention Program Is at Risk

Civil Eats

The front bucket was half full as he drove the tractor forward on a gentle slope of his 10-acre produce and poultry farm in Greensboro, Georgia. I felt the tractor tilting over,” Langford recalls. “I In the end, the tractor landed on its left side; a roll bar above the seat prevented it from turning upside down.

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Monarch Tractor Announces $133M Series C Funding

World Agri-Tech

With this latest raise, the company behind the world’s first fully electric, driver-optional, smart tractor cements its position as a leader in the space. ” AI continues to revolutionize farming machinery Tractors have been the center of all farm operations for several decades. Read the full press release.

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Black Earth: A Family’s Journey from Enslavement to Reclamation

Civil Eats

In a county that was intentionally poisonedand a world suffering from a changing climatehe is reviving the soil under his feet by transitioning away from pesticide-dependent row crops like tobacco to industrial hemp, which is known to sequester carbon and remediate soil, and using earth-friendly organic and regenerative methods.

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Robotics Plus launches Prospr: multi-use autonomous vehicle for sustainable orchard and vineyard production

Agritech NZ

and TAURANGA, NZ, September 21, 2023 – New Zealand-based agritech company Robotics Plus has launched Prospr, an autonomous, multi-use, hybrid vehicle designed to carry out a variety of orchard and vineyard crop tasks more efficiently and sustainably while reducing reliance on labor. Salinas, Calif., 23ft for row-to-row turning.

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Hurricane Helene and Western North Carolina: New Year, New Challenges and Available Resources

ATTRA

This loss of fertile topsoil will pose long-term challenges for crop production and soil health. Locals operated privately owned heavy machinery and farm tractors, clearing and scraping public roads. Farmers faced dire situations. The devastation of roads further isolated communities, complicating recovery efforts.

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Far Eastern Agriculture - Untitled Article

Far Eastern Agriculture

New Holland aims to bring autonomous solutions across all segments it serves, particularly in the speciality crop market. Bluewhite's unique technology and proven capabilities in orchards and vineyards helps New Holland customers address immediate challenges, such as labor shortages and rising operational costs in the specialty crop market.

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California Farm Counties Are Not Even Close to Meeting the EPA’s New Clean Air Quality Standard

Civil Eats

The San Joaquin Valley is the largest agricultural producing area in the nation; it produced crops, livestock, and agricultural commodities worth $36.5 Mountain ranges trap emissions from highway traffic, locomotives, municipal composting facilities, tractors, and burning. billion in 2022. Agriculture’s contribution to PM2.5

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