Collaborate Disseminate
At first glance the problem of how to plant trees would seem to be a straightforward one: take a seed, jam it into the soil and let nature take its …read more Continue reading Tree Planting Festivals, Air Cannons, Self-Burying Seeds, and the Complexities of Reforestation
We are delighted to see The Weedinator as an entry for the 2018 Hackaday Prize! Innovations in agriculture are great opportunities to build something to improve our world. [TegwynTwmffat]’s Weedinator is an autonomous, electric platform aimed at small farms to take care of cultivating, tilling, and weeding seedbeds. The cost of this kind of labor can push smaller farms out of sustainability if it has to be done by people.
Greater efficiency in agriculture is traditionally all about multiplying the work a single person can do, and usually takes the form or bigger and heavier equipment that can do more …read more