Poor infrastructure, economic instability, and changing climate are hindering farmers in rural areas. The Global Maker Challenge called for makers and innovators to help solve this issue. Here are some of the solutions.

Earth & Energy

Poor infrastructure, economic instability, and changing climate are hindering farmers in rural areas. Our future depends on sustainable farming practices.

In Rural Areas, the Difference Between a Good and Bad Crop Can Be Life and Death

Barking drones used on farms instead of sheep dogs

"There's definitely going to be places for dogs always on farm."

New Zealand farmers are using drones to herd sheep

Sorry, Fido

Farmers in New Zealand have a new tool to herd sheep and cows, according to Radio New Zealand: drones outfitted with speakers so they can bark like dogs.

New Zealand Farmers Are Using Drones to Herd Sheep

Who needs sheepdogs when you have drones that bark?

A startup's bold plan to open robot farms near U.S. cities

Feed All Humans

Iron Ox plans to open a series of robot-powered farms that sell locally-grown greens to restaurateurs and grocery stores across the country.

A Startup’s Bold Plan to Open Robot Farms Near U.S. Cities

If all goes well, robot-grown produce could end up at your supermarket.

Watching the way animals move is no longer just for scientists.

How a tiny satellite fleet will track millions of animals

French spacetech startup Kinéis says it will vastly expand the reach of the satellites that track livestock and wildlife animals.

Here's How Satellites Will Track Millions of Animals, Shipping Containers and More

Subsistence farmers could use the newly-affordable system to track their livestock. 

How a Tiny Satellite Fleet Will Track Millions of Animals

Farmers are pretty good at identifying sick cows already.

"Cow FitBits" won't make cows happier, because they aren't milk robots

Artificial Intelligence

The technology company Connecterra wants to monitor cows with artificial intelligence. Dairy farmers probably don't need that.

"Cow FitBits" Won't Make Cows Happier, Because They Aren't Milk Robots

Do we really need AI in everything?

“Cow FitBits” Won’t Make Cows Happier Because They’re Not Milk Robots

All machines on the farm are automated, and drones used to monitor and sample the plants.

Crops are harvested without human input, teasing the future of agriculture

Hands Free Harvest, in the UK, used automated agriculture to produce a successful harvest, with robots and drones taking over every step.

UK Company Has Automated Agriculture, from Planting to Harvest

Farming seems to be seeding a robotic future.

Crops Are Harvested Without Human Input, Teasing the Future of Agriculture

The system uses a combination of machine vision, voice recognition, and temperature sensors.

Chinese farmers are using AI to track and monitor pigs

Chinese farmers recently began testing a new AI system that uses a combination of machine vision, voice recognition, and temperature sensors to track pigs.

Chinese Farmers Are Using AI to Track and Monitor Pigs

It's like Animal Farm meets 1984.

Farmers should start using artificial intelligence. Here's why.

A team of researchers has developed an AI that can identify diseases in plants.

Farmers Should Start Using Artificial Intelligence. Here’s Why.

AI and drones have been used to pick apples, spot diseases, and eliminate weeds.

This is the sort of conversation explored in Peter Diamandis’s online community called Abundance 360 Digital (A360D).

Health & Medicine

Are Vertical Farms the Future of Farming?

Farmers have the political clout necessary to influence environmental and climate change policies.

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Earth & Energy

In Rural Areas, the Difference Between a Good and Bad Crop Can Be Life and Death

Sorry, Fido

New Zealand Farmers Are Using Drones to Herd Sheep

Feed All Humans

A Startup’s Bold Plan to Open Robot Farms Near U.S. Cities

Earth & Energy

How a Tiny Satellite Fleet Will Track Millions of Animals

Artificial Intelligence

“Cow FitBits” Won’t Make Cows Happier Because They’re Not Milk Robots

Earth & Energy

Crops Are Harvested Without Human Input, Teasing the Future of Agriculture

Artificial Intelligence

Chinese Farmers Are Using AI to Track and Monitor Pigs

Artificial Intelligence

Farmers Should Start Using Artificial Intelligence. Here’s Why.

Health & Medicine

Are Vertical Farms the Future of Farming?

Earth & Energy

Joining the Fight Against Climate Change Would Help This Industry Thrive

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