Solar Panels Meet Saffron In New Agrivoltaic Project
A new agrivoltaic project aims to enlist bifacial solar panels and saffron in the effort to save small farms with new specialty crops.
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Another New Twist On Agrivoltaics: Friendly Solar-Powered Farm Robots
The field of agrivoltaics is rapidly evolving to include fleets of new autonomous, mobile solar powered robots that weed and analyze crops.
The Creator & AI: The Good, The Bad, The Agriculture
The spectacular new movie The Creator depicts a world run amok in AI, but the real-world field of agriculture tells a different story.
The Unstoppable Force Of Agrivoltaics, Now With Tiltable Solar Panels
Researchers at Purdue University have patented an agrivoltaic array with solar panels that tilt for farm equipment to pass through.
Hoosiers To Lead Rural Solar Power Revolution
Indiana has been drifting around in the solar power doldrums, but it is poised to lead the transtition to agrivoltaics throughout the US agricultural industry.
Number World’s Farms To Halve By 2100
“The size of the farm and the number of farms that exist are associated with key environmental and social outcomes.”
Farmer Connect Is Using Blockchain To Ensure That Fair Is Fair
It’s no secret: Americans love — and I mean, love — coffee. According to the NCA, more than 70% of Americans drink coffee, and each of them drinks an average of 3.1 cups per day (!). That’s a lot of coffee, you guys, but there’s some good news to ease … [continued]
Sustainable Farming Comes To America’s Heartland
It is assumed that American farmers are united in their support of Republican candidates but a new focus on sustainable farming may be changing the political calculus.
Kenyan — Danish Permacultural Project: Vijana Wetu
Vijana Wetu is a unique Cultural Cooperation Project between a youth group at Victoria Lake in Western Kenya and a group of enthusiasts in Denmark. The words are swahili and it means “Our Youth.” I met the founder of this group one day at a special event in a very special village.
Irrigating Fields With Sunshine, The Sunflower Pump Is An Insipired Low-Cost Alternative To Diesel Pumps
Originally published on Ecopreneurist. Sunflowers, sunbeams, and dry fields. The sun is shining and the fields need watering, what’s a farmer to do? Use his tired old back pumping water? Worse yet, use that smelly diesel fuel or petrol to pump some water? No, there is an alternative! Use the … [continued]
