India-Built AI Is Now Helping Farmers Beyond India
What started as an effort to understand India's farms is now becoming a global agricultural tool. Google DeepMind has developed two AI models in India that analyse satellite imagery to…
How British Berry Growers Turned Extreme Heat Into a Bigger Harvest
This summer has been brutal for much of British agriculture. Record heatwaves, drought and water shortages have damaged cereals, grasslands and several other crops. Yet in one corner of the…
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Farmers Are Starting to Look at Their Fields From Space
A farmer normally checks a crop by walking through the field. But increasingly, the first warning that something is wrong can come from hundreds of kilometres above it. Satellites are…
The Sheep Working Under Solar Panels
Solar farms usually bring to mind rows of panels stretching across open land. In parts of Texas, there is another sight beneath them: thousands of sheep. The practice is known…
The World’s Deepest Farm Is Growing Food 1.1 Kilometres Underground
What if the next frontier of farming isn't another field—but a mine? Researchers in North Yorkshire, England, are growing crops 1.1 kilometres underground inside the Boulby Underground Laboratory. The project,…
Can AI Help Farmers Get Better Crops Faster?
Developing a new crop variety has traditionally been a long process. Breeders cross plants, grow them in different conditions, test their performance and repeat the process over several generations. But…
Gujarat to Launch Digital Crop Survey: How Technology Could Improve Farm Planning
Agriculture is becoming increasingly data-driven, and Gujarat is taking another step in that direction. The state will conduct a digital crop survey from August 15 to September 30, 2026, using…
Biotechnology and Crop Science: Innovations Driving the Future of Sustainable Agriculture
Agriculture is entering a new era where science and technology are helping farmers produce healthier crops while overcoming challenges such as climate change, pests, diseases, and water scarcity. Advances in…