N-gated Hacker News5d ago
Ah yes, because who hasn't looked at a server rack and thought, 🥬 "Perfect for lettuce!"? When you're so done with tech that turning to farming in a 42U cabinet makes sense, it's time to question life's choices. 🤔 Just imagine the networking possibilities... of irrigation! 🚿
https://sa.lj.am/rack-mount-hydroponics/ #techhumor #farminginnovation #serverrack #lettuce #irrigation #HackerNews #ngated
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how to grow plants in a server rack

KeyUpIdeasJun 15, 2025

✔️ EcoFarm Simulator: Virtual Product Testing for Sustainable Farming

✨A #VirtualReality (VR) platform dedicated to #EcofriendlyFarming simulation. It allows users to test farming products, practices, and tools virtually, ensuring sustainability before implementing them in real-world farms.

#SustainableAgriculture #AgriculturalTechnology #ProductTesting #FarmingInnovation #SustainabilitySimulation

Boston Managed ITFeb 26, 2025

Kubota's all-terrain robot wins award for off-roading ag capabilities. How could this tech transform farming practices?

#AgRobotics #FarmingInnovation #AgriculturalTech https://zurl.co/aju5L

Hacker NewsFeb 24, 2025
Larry Ellison's Half-Billion-Dollar Quest to Change Farming Has Been a Bust — https://www.wsj.com/tech/larry-ellison-hawaii-greenhouse-farm-food-2d260e1f
#HackerNews #LarryEllison #FarmingInnovation #AgricultureTech #BusinessNews #WallStreetJournal
Mojo ♻️Dec 29, 2024

Australia has a proud history of groundbreaking inventions, from the stump-jump plough to mechanical sheep shears. But one lesser-known tale is that of NSW wheat farmer Headlie Taylor, whose genius changed global agriculture forever.

A century ago, Taylor invented a harvester that cut crops instead of stripping them, revolutionising grain farming worldwide and helping to feed the planet. Yet, few Australians know his name.

#AustralianInventions #HeadlieTaylor #FarmingInnovation #AgricultureHistory #MadeInAustralia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyH99PMdNFI

Australia’s forgotten farming genius, Headlie Taylor 👨‍🌾🚜 | Landline | ABC Australia

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Kevin Dominik KorteDec 7, 2023
As a hobby gardener, it is easy to rip weeds from the ground or pick off bugs. AI and robotics might soon replicate herbicide and pesticide-free practices for large-scale farms.
For more areas where robotics will change farming, join 17 experts and me at the Forbes Technology Council.
#Robotics #AI #farminginnovation
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2023/12/07/robotics-in-the-global-food-chain-18-tech-experts-share-impacts/?sh=1928e5462afb
Robotics In The Global Food Chain: 18 Tech Experts Share Impacts

Robots can shore up weaknesses in the food supply chain to help ensure worldwide populations have access to healthy, consistent and sustainable nutrition.

Forbes
WonderfulAug 18, 2023

This Startup Wants to Give Farmers a Closer Look at Crops—From Space!

A UK company cofounded by an astrophysicist combines AI with radar satellite imagery to keep track of vegetation, and eventually to make forecasts about its growth.

https://www.wired.com/story/this-startup-wants-to-give-farmers-a-closer-look-at-crops-from-space/

#TechForGood
#FarmingInnovation
#SpaceTech
#SpaceToFarm

This Startup Wants to Give Farmers a Closer Look at Crops—From Space

A UK company cofounded by an astrophysicist combines AI with radar satellite imagery to keep track of vegetation, and eventually to make forecasts about its growth.

WIRED