CRISPR Turns a Little-Known Fruit Into a Big Farming Opportunity

Scientists are using CRISPR to fast-track the domestication of a wild fruit. For roughly 10,000 years, farming communities ...
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5 easiest fruit trees to grow for low-effort harvests year after year

Apple, pears and plums are the lowest maintenance fruit trees once established. Besides annual pruning, they're easy to care ...

Bacterium hijacks fruit ripening program in citrus plants to steal sugars, research reveals

The bacterial pathogen Xanthomonas citri, which causes canker disease in citrus trees, activates selected parts of the fruit ...
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AI-powered robot learns when tomato harvesting will succeed

Researchers developed a data-driven framework for autonomous tomato harvesting, improving success rates through YOLOv8-based ...
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Major infrastructure upgrades embraced by growers at Central Wheatbelt site

A comprehensive upgrade at the CBH Corrigin receival has kept Sam Caley, CBH area manager - area 13 (left) and Corrigin site ...
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How Does Autonomous Machinery Stack Up Against Labor Costs on Midwest Row Crop Farms?

A first-of-its-kind academic analysis looks at labor rates and current autonomous solutions to spur a discussion on the ...
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What’s Trending in the Next Wave of Farm Robotics

As labor shortages persist and production costs climb, automation is no longer a futuristic concept; it is a working solution. That message came through clearly at FIRA USA 2025, held recently in ...