#JohnDeere to Pay $99 Million in Monumental #RightToRepair Settlement
The #agricultural giant will make digital diagnostic, maintenance, and repair tools available to 3rd parties for 10yr. That is crucial, #farmers previously resorted to hacking their equipment’s software just to get it up and running again. John Deere signed a memorandum in 2023 that provided third parties with the technology to diagnose and repair, as long as its intellectual property was safeguarded.
https://www.thedrive.com/news/john-deere-to-pay-99-million-in-monumental-right-to-repair-settlement

Food security on #Nevis has received a significant boost with the official handover of a 30,000-gallon water storage tank, along with a shade house and dry storage facility at the Prospect #Agricultural Station. https://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/nevis-farmers-receive-major-boost-to-food-security-through-new-water-tank-shade-house-and-storage-facility/

As interest in Large Language Models (LLMs) for #agricultural advisory grows, developers face two critical questions:
How should these tools be built to meet the specific needs of farmers and
How should they be tested?
📺 Watch the recording of the most recent #webinar in the #AIforFoodSystems Research series👇🏻
https://x.com/ifpri/status/2023408562874032625?s=12&t=rUVa0ijJxwykE_n36sZtBg

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/25/big-corporations-global-food-system-war-iran. "These [food system] vulnerabilities are exacerbated by the use of just-in-time #supplychains & the funnelling of much of the world’s #trade through a number of #chokepoints. Some people have long warned that the strait of #Hormuz, alongside the #Suez canal, #Turkish straits, #Panama canal & straits of #Malacca, are critical chokepoints, whose obstruction would threaten the flow of #food, #fertiliser, #fuel & other crucial #agricultural #commodities."

The #ecological hybrid dryer is an advanced #agricultural dehumidification device designed specifically for high-latitude regions with cold but highly illuminated "northern" summers. It utilizes solar energy combined with a thermal-storage core to provide continuous, 24-hour food dehydration without relying on conventional electrical grids.
#Thermodynamics #MaterialScience #Engineering #AgriculturalScience #Environmental #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/ms03232601.html

📣 New Podcast! "Tolpuddle Martyrs Sentenced: Punishment and Protest" on @Spreaker #1834_british #agricultural #britain_british #class #dorset #for #history_george #history_tolpuddle #labor #loveless #martyrs #movement_punishment #protest_early #tolpuddle #trade #uk #uk_1830s #union #unionizing
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tolpuddle-martyrs-sentenced-punishment-and-protest--70369177