Computer use and internet access on American farms continues to rise, with the Upper Midwest remaining ahead of the national average, according to a new report. Much of the new use comes from ...

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Humans have physically reconfigured half of the world’s land to grow just eight staple crops: maize (corn), soy, wheat, rice, cassava, sorghum, sweet potato and potato. They account for the vast ...

At the start of 2020, Capgemini predicted that thanks to advances in technology, vertical farms will soon become a reality. It said that because vertical farms use no soil, little water (compared with ...

The UN projects that the world's population will reach 9.7 billion by 2050, which will cause global agricultural production to rise 69% between 2010 and 2050. To meet the growing demand, farmers and ...