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  1. Researchers developed a #robot that detects and localizes ripe green asparagus while moving across uneven fields at commercially relevant speeds. Further tests will refine detection and #harvesting: go.tum.de/367325

    #DigitalAgriculture #Robotics

    📷iStock/w-ings

  2. Proof of life! 🌱 I planted this cactus seed at the beginning of March, and we finally have a sprout.

    It is a slow process, but there’s something rewarding about seeing green appear on the desk.

    #Cactus #IndoorGarden #Gardening #DigitalAgriculture #DeskSetup #FOSSGardening #SolarPunkSunday

  3. Crops, code, and community 🌾💻🤝

    R-Mob at Charles Sturt University (Australia) brings researchers + students together to apply to real agronomic and environmental problems through monthly hybrid meetups.

    A standout section: “Digital Divide in Agriculture.” Many ag students still face a gap in data literacy + programming. This project uses R to pull insights from family farm records and experimental plot data

    r-consortium.org/posts/crops-c

  4. 📣 OPEN LETTER TO BILL'IONAIRE GATES
    ON FOOD, FARMING AND AFRICA
    💢 50 organisations engaged in struggles for #FoodSovereignty in #Africa and elsewhere tell Bill Gates he's got it all wrong.
    📌 "It is your preferred high-tech solutions, including #GeneticEngineering, #NewBreedingTechnologies, and now #DigitalAgriculture, that have in fact consistently failed to reduce #hunger or increase food access as promised"
    ➡️ commondreams.org/views/2022/11

    #StopFalseSolutions #StopGMO #StopNewGMO #NoPatentsOnSeeds