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By Boing Boing on May 16, 2024
On occasion, I'll look up from hour three of mindless scrolling and begin cursing the gods of technology for allowing me to become so helplessly glued to social media. I find myself praying for that big ole solar flare, you know, the one that's supp...
By Business Insider on May 13, 2024
The severe geomagnetic storm that hit over the weekend scrambled some GPS-powered farm equipment, according to a John Deere dealership.
By Business Insider on Mar 30, 2024 in: Science, technology, business, science
SaliCrop, a seed enhancement company, is working to make crops more resilient to climate change, with a focus on helping them survive in salty soils.
By Boing Boing on Mar 24, 2024
This 8-year-old young man is an absolute gem! His name is Jackson and he lives in Indiana, and he truly and deeply loves farming and farm equipment. The Farm4Profit podcast describes him as "your farming grandpa, reincarnated" and explains...
By Business Insider on Mar 1, 2024 in: Economy, Culture, Food, cooking, chickens
Have you noticed you're getting bits of shell in the bowl more often lately when you crack an egg? It's a real thing. Two experts told me why.
By Business Insider on Feb 11, 2024 in: Food, food
US demand for pork is down 9% since the turn of the century. Pork production, meanwhile, is up 25%, according to a study, leaving producers scrambling.
By Business Insider on Feb 9, 2024 in: Economy, economy, europe, sustainability
The continent's farmers are rallying against the EU's Green Deal, which aims to make the continent "climate neutral" by 2050.