Agriculture

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Agricultural robot autonomously counts plants and measures stem width

‘Smart fertiliser’ tablets created for slow release of nitrogen

Leaf sensors allow farmers to know exactly how much water they need for crops

Chinese farmers to be offered biofuel subsidies to cut farm waste

Mangroves could be planted by drones in Myanmar restoration effort

Five per cent chance of global warming being kept below two degrees, study shows

Plants engineered for the perfect compromise

Environmental cost of using corn as biofuel “much greater” than corn as food

AI system capable of recognising when sheep are in pain could root out disease

Farming crickets as food far better for the environment than chickens, researchers find

Autonomous robotic fish designed to monitor water quality

Mimicking seed burrowing could lead to applications in robotics

Google-powered satellite tool lowers water usage, boosts crop yields

Semi-autonomous agricultural robot seeks out the finest crops for breeding

App-controlled irrigation system helps farmers in Kenya

Fidel Castro's environmental legacy and Cuba's Green Revolution

Farming in extreme environments: technology ploughs ahead

Agribots and robo-seeding: the future of farming

Smart greenhouses: the constant gardener

The cruelty of climate change: Africa's poor hit the hardest

Multipurpose agricultural robot to offer farmers a helping hand

Bumblebees tracked by radar reveals their 'life story'

Nasa helps Sahel farmers fight climate change

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