Agriculture

California startup Monarch Tractor has raised $61 million to increase production of its self-driving electric tractor.

Researchers are turning to CRISPR to create barley better able to remain dormant in climate change — while being still ready to make beer.

Agrivoltaics combines farming with renewable energy, using the shade of solar panels to help plants thrive in a changing climate.

Dumping and burning agricultural waste causes pollution and contributes to climate change. An India-based startup called Takachar promises to turn the problem into profits.

Imagine growing fish and vegetables in a shipping container in your closest parking spot.

California startup Tastry is using its wine “tasting” AI to help save wines impacted by wildfire smoke.

GreenForges is building an underground farm it thinks will deliver the benefits of vertical farming without two of its major shortcomings.

An Icelandic firm is growing genetically modified barley plants with special “growth factors” that could create lab-grown meat.

At a massive vertical farm in Denmark, food tech startup Nordic Harvest is demonstrating the benefits of moving agriculture indoors.

Vertical farming is a radical new way to feed our growing population sustainably. But can it replace traditional farming?