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Vietnam is transforming how agricultural research works by connecting scientists directly with farmers and businesses to solve real problems. The new approach aims to turn lab discoveries into commercial success stories that boost the rural economy.
Washington State University researchers will unveil labor-saving farm robots and AI-powered orchard technology at a major conference this October. The innovations could help growers tackle worker shortages while feeding more people.
When flames destroyed her family's 112-year-old packing shed in 2020, Camelia Enriquez transformed Twin Peaks Orchards into a model of agricultural innovation. Now Sacramento's Capital Region is emerging as an international hub for farm technology that could save America's struggling family farms.
England is opening applications for £20 million in funding to develop robots and automated systems that could revolutionize farming, from mushroom picking to vineyard mapping. The program has already helped create the world's first commercial robotic mushroom harvester.
Missouri soybean farmers are using drones, autonomous sprayers, and robotic weeders to make farming more efficient and sustainable. New genetic breakthroughs are also helping them fight crop-damaging pests that cost millions each year.
A North Carolina farmer frustrated with Chinese-made drones built his own agriculture drone company. His math shows farmers can recoup a $51,000 investment in just eight days while saving thousands in crop damage.
Quadruped robots are solving one of farming's toughest challenges: getting fresh crops from remote fields to market. Chinese robotics company DEEP Robotics is using their Lynx M20 robot dogs to navigate steep mountain terrain that traditional farm equipment can't reach.