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Robot dog can stifle weeds by blasting them with a blowtorch

A Spot robot equipped with a blowtorch can locate weeds on farms and precisely heat them up to stop them growing, offering a possible alternative to herbicides

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'Butter' made from CO2 could pave the way for food without farming

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India - Sikkim - Farmers removing the hull from the rice in a paddy field located in the outskirts of Gangtok.

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Take a photographic tour around the world's first fully organic state

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Sticky oil sprayed onto plants offers alternative to pesticides

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Pigs seem less stressed if their barn is scented with lavender

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Aerial view of different coloured fields near the Werribee river in New South Wales, Australia

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Turning plants blue with gene editing could make robot weeding easier

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Spreading crushed basalt rock on a field in England

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Spreading rock dust on farms boosts crop yields and captures CO2

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Salmon farms are increasingly being hit by mass die-offs

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E5APW3 North Platte, Nebraska - The North Platte Livestock Feeders feedlot, operated by the Gottsch Cattle Company.

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If gene-edited meat eases the climate crisis, then we must embrace it

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The right microbes on plant roots can make your tea taste better

Changing the microbial community on the roots of tea plants can improve the flavour and nutritional content of the leaves, leading to a better-tasting cuppa

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Seaweed could save a billion people from famine after a nuclear war

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How an Icelandic scheme aims to use fish entirely and eliminate waste

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Fertilisers are a major source of microplastic pollution in soil

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On the hunt for thousands of salmon that escaped Icelandic fish farm

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