Touch the Soil News #1777 (Feature Photo– Modern Apple Orchard – CCA SA 4.0 International) Agfunder News, brings news about some new fruit picking technology. Concerns with labor and ability to harvest efficiently, may be contributors to declines in American fruit and vegetable production. For example, USDA crop reports show that orange production in the…
Positive Future #880 (Feature photo Traditional Chicken Eggs – Courtesy of Evan Amos – Public Doman) The world consumes roughly 1.3 trillion eggs a year – roughly 165 eggs (14 dozen) per person per year. This number can be much higher in developed nations where eggs are included in hundreds of food products. AgFunder News,…
Positive Future #878 (Feature photo – FarmBot watering soil – Courtesy of FarmBot) Agricultural technology, often called AgTech, is attracting billions of dollars of start-up money each year. National boundaries are fading in a world that is bringing about a new profession – agtech consultants that travel the globe, helping clients understand and use agricultural…
