New Technologies Promise to Transform Farming, but Most Haven’t Delivered Yet

New technologies promise to transform farming, but most haven’t delivered yet

Scientists and entrepreneurs are racing to reinvent agriculture to feed a booming population and fight climate change, but their high-tech solutions keep falling short.Elizabeth Kolbert reports for The New Yorker.In short:The original Green Revolution boosted food yields but created environmental and economic inequalities, especially for small farmers. Many couldn’t afford the fertilizers and irrigation required for success.In his new book, jour…

The $500,000 Precision Dairy Gamble: Why Most Farms Are Being Sold a False Promise

Stop buying the precision tech hype. $500K systems fail without superior genetics. New research reveals the genetics-first strategy. E303 The $500,000 Precision Dairy Gamble: Why Most | RSS.com Here’s what dairy technology vendors don’t want you to know: the farms making the biggest profits don’t have the most robots. While precision technology vendors are getting […] The post The $500,000 Precision Dairy Gamble: Why Most Farms Are Being Sold a …