Agriculture Technology

Awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics, Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson overturn conventional wisdom about how economies work--revealing the untold story of who wins and who loses the rewards of prosperity--in a work that fundamentally transforms how we look at and understand the world...

Farm fields can span hundreds of acres. With so much area to cover, checking crops and livestock can be difficult. But with an agricultural drone, this job becomes much simpler. Young listeners will discover how drones help farmers maximize efficiencies and bring abundant harvests.

Major disruptive changes are coming to the future of food and agriculture. Trends and technologies in place before the COVID-19 pandemic have been accelerated. Automation, robotics, and blockchain will be critical elements of a disruptive future for food and agriculture. But even more important disruptions will come from technologies pushing to meet the rising global demand for calories and protein. With the global population likely to increase by 2 around billion through 2050, the future of agriculture is fraught with challenges that we must rise to meet. In The Future of Food and ...

Have you ever seen a John Deere tractor? John Deere’s farm equipment brand is famous around the world, but it wasn’t an easy path to turn his ideas into reality. Listeners will love learning the story behind the name as they follow along with John’s beginnings as a blacksmith, obstacles in business, and eventual massive success.

New from best-selling author Mark Shepard! Written as a companion to the best seller Restoration Agriculture, this book will help farmers capture water in areas they want to and avoid having water flow immediately to the low point. The result? Less water expense, healthier crops and livestock, and less erosion...just to name a few.  

Unlock the future of farming with Advanced Technologies in Agriculture, an enlightening eBook that delves deep into the innovative world of smart greenhouses. Discover how technology is transforming traditional practices, making agriculture more efficient, sustainable and profitable. Begin your journey by exploring the historical evolution of greenhouse technologies and gain insights into the cutting-edge advancements that define smart greenhouses today. Uncover the core components that power these modern marvels, including sensors, monitoring systems, and IoT integration that bring ...

Discover the future of gardening with Innovations in Soilless Gardening, a cutting-edge eBook that takes you on a comprehensive journey through the world of gardening without soil. This essential guide delves into the latest technologies and techniques revolutionizing plant cultivation, offering gardeners of all levels the tools they need to succeed. Start with a thorough introduction to soilless gardening, learning about its historical evolution and the technological advancements that have made these methods increasingly popular. Dive deep into hydroponics, exploring different system types...

A rollicking, enlightening examination of humanity’s changing relationship to creativity, written from the perspectives of the Greek Muses. The thing that sets humans apart from other animals is our ability to create, to imagine how one thing could become something else. For millennia, art and...

Humans have been farming for thousands of years, and yet agriculture has undergone more fundamental changes in the past 80 years than in the previous several centuries. In 1900, 30 million American farmers tilled the soil or tended livestock; today there are fewer than 4.5 million farmers who feed a population four times larger than it was at the beginning of the century.

When Rudolf Steiner gave these lectures 80 years ago, industrial farming was on the rise and organic methods were being replaced in the name of science, efficiency and technology. With the widespread alarm over the quality of food in recent years, and the growth of the organic movement and its mainstream acceptance, perceptions are changing. The qualitative aspect of food is once again on the agenda, and in this context Rudolf Steiner's only course of lectures on agriculture is critical to the current debate.

Want to invest in farmland but feel overwhelmed by agricultural jargon, endless spreadsheets, and market uncertainty? You’re not alone—and that’s exactly why this book exists. Farmland Investing With Free AI is your hands-on guide to making farmland investing simple, strategic, and surprisingly accessible—even if you’ve never set foot on a farm. Inside, you’ll discover how to harness free AI tools to find deals, analyze potential returns, manage risk, and monitor your farmland portfolio—all without a farming degree or expensive advisors. From choosing the right type of ...

Plants grow in it. Animals live in it. Listen more to find out the facts on soil.

Discover the future of food with The AI Diet: How Technology Is Changing What We Eat—a groundbreaking journey that explores how artificial intelligence is transforming every aspect of our food system, from the farm all the way to your fork. In this compelling book, you'll uncover how AI-powered innovations are revolutionizing agriculture, food processing, grocery shopping, and even the way we dine, making healthy, personalized, and sustainable nutrition more accessible than ever before. Imagine stepping into a smart farm where drones and sensors monitor crop health with pinpoint accuracy,...

Native Americans mastered the cultivation of the "Three Sisters" crops to round out their diet. Can you guess which vegetables these are?

Weird, wonderful, and sometimes disgusting, figuring out "what's for dinner on Mars" is far from trivial. If we can figure out how to sustain ourselves on Mars, we will know how to do it on Earth too. In Dinner on Mars, authors Fraser and Newman show how setting the table off-planet will supercharge efforts to produce food sustainably here at home. For futurists, sci-fi geeks, tech nuts, business leaders, and anyone interested in the future of food, Dinner on Mars puts sustainability and adaptability on the menu in the face of our climate crisis.

What if the land you tend has always been tending you back — and you simply haven't had the language for that conversation yet? So many who farm, or who dream of farming differently, carry a quiet ache: the sense that the old ways are slipping and the new ways feel cold, mechanical, foreign to the living relationship they came to the soil to find. You have stood at the edge of your field — or your vision of one — feeling the weight of what the earth needs, wondering if technology belongs in that sacred exchange at all. That wondering is not ignorance. It is wisdom asking to be met. ...

Do you have a small backyard space that is brimming with potential? Have you always wanted to grow your own food and save up money in the process? Are you looking to take a simpler, more self-sufficient path in life? You’re in luck! If you’re looking to create a highly productive, sustainable space that provides homegrown fruits, vegetables, honey, eggs, milk, and meat...then Sustainable Backyard Homesteading for Beginners by D.G. Smith is for you!

Venture into the heart of America's breadbasket with "Golden Harvests," a comprehensive guide that delves into the verdant world of corn farming in South Dakota. This meticulously crafted volume is a tribute to the land and its caretakers, encapsulating the intricate dance between nature and agriculture, carried out on the vast, golden plains. "Golden Harvests" takes you on an enlightening journey through the microclimates of cornfields, where wind and weather shape the very essence of rural life. Discover the delicate balance of adapting farm practices to work in harmony with nature, ...

Are you searching for a guide that unlocks the secrets of sustainable urban living? Look no further! "The Urban Homesteading Guide" is your comprehensive handbook to transform your city life into a flourishing oasis of sustainable practices, from gardening to preserving your harvest and building a resilient community. Can this guide really help me start my own urban homestead, even if I'm a complete beginner? Absolutely! Whether you're a novice or an experienced gardener, this book provides step-by-step instructions, creative ideas, and real-life examples to guide you through every aspect ...

How did the bananas on your breakfast cereal get to your local grocery store? Easy-to-understand text explains how food gets from farms to stores and describes the role of the community workers who make it all possible.