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    New research reveals how and when chickens became domesticated
    Joshua Shavit
    • Jun 25

    New research reveals how and when chickens became domesticated

    New research transforms our understanding of the circumstances and timing of the domestication of chickens, their spread across Asia
    We now know how and why humans evolved into farmers
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 13

    We now know how and why humans evolved into farmers

    The genetic origins of the first agriculturalists in the Neolithic period long seemed to lie in the Near East a new study finds.
    Lunar first: Scientists grow plants in soil from the Moon
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 13

    Lunar first: Scientists grow plants in soil from the Moon

    Scientists have grown plants in soil from the Moon, a first in human history and a milestone in lunar and space exploration.
    51-story 'Farmscraper' is part office skyscraper part hydroponic farm
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 4

    51-story 'Farmscraper' is part office skyscraper part hydroponic farm

    Greenery covered skyscrapers have become fairly commonplace, but what if, as well as bringing some nature into cities they could grow food?
    Researchers make non-alcoholic beer taste like regular beer
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 11

    Researchers make non-alcoholic beer taste like regular beer

    When you remove the alcohol from the beer, for example by heating it up, you also kill the aroma that comes from hops.
    Two eyes better than one: An innovative strategy for precision agriculture
    Joshua Shavit
    • Dec 21, 2021

    Two eyes better than one: An innovative strategy for precision agriculture

    The agricultural field is a testbed for rapidly developing technologies involving unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and image processing tech.
    Low-cost AI soil sensors could help farmers curb fertiliser use
    Joseph Shavit
    • Dec 14, 2021

    Low-cost AI soil sensors could help farmers curb fertiliser use

    Technology could help growers work out the best time to use fertiliser on their crops and how much is needed considering weather and soil.
    Heroic goat and Rooster rescue chicken buddy from hawk in dramatic video
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 15, 2021

    Heroic goat and Rooster rescue chicken buddy from hawk in dramatic video

    Picture a very special episode of “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom” — plopped right in the middle of an unassuming country farm.
    Sound of Moosic: Swiss cows airlifted off mountain pastures ahead of annual parade
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 30, 2021

    Sound of Moosic: Swiss cows airlifted off mountain pastures ahead of annual parade

    Cows in Switzerland have been airlifted to the bottom of their Alpine meadows in a bizarre spectacle.
    Locals discover world's largest Star Sapphire weighing half a ton and worth $140 million
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 26, 2021

    Locals discover world's largest Star Sapphire weighing half a ton and worth $140 million

    It takes hard work to be a farmer, that is until you get a half-ton sapphire out of the ground when you are digging a well.
    Powering the local economy, Gaza women create cosmetics from local herbs
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 31, 2021

    Powering the local economy, Gaza women create cosmetics from local herbs

    For years, Palestinian farmers have been turning herbs into high-end cosmetics and beauty products and exporting them to Europe.
    New robot kills farming weeds by zapping them with electricity
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 9, 2021

    New robot kills farming weeds by zapping them with electricity

    With monitoring robot Tom now being officially available, British agtech start-up Small Robot Company has its first commercial robot out

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