(par 5.4.3.2.3.2) Precision Farming – Sowing the seeds of a new agricultural revolution
https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/400295-precision-farming-sowing-the-seeds-of-a-new-agricultural-revolution_en.html The adoption of precision farming techniques is allowing the EU to increase its agricultural output whilst ensuring the sustainability of the European agri-food sector. Consequently, the EU has been supporting cutting-edge research and innovation into a number of exciting solutions that will truly harness all of the opportunities from what promises to be a […]
(par 5.4.3.2.3.2) Robot Farmers Seeding the New Agricultural Revolution
http://now.northropgrumman.com/robot-farmers-seeding-new-agricultural-revolution/ By TIM HORNYAK Mar 15th 2018 At the annual Farm Progress Show in Iowa in 2016, growers gawked at what some are describing as the beginning of a new agricultural revolution: a self-driving tractor that takes humans out of the loop entirely. The Case IH Autonomous Concept Vehicle can go from parking spot to field and back […]
(par 5.1.4.1 ) The Ecological Impact of the Industrial Revolution
http://ens-newswire.com/2018/04/02/the-ecological-impact-of-the-industrial-revolution/ By Eric McLamb Ecology Posted by Ecology Prime in EcologyPrime on April 2, 2018 The Industrial Revolution marked a major turning point in Earth’s ecology and humans’ relationship with their environment. Relatively overnight, it dramatically changed every aspect of human life and lifestyles. Dillingen, Germany, skyline in 1850 as the Industrial Revolution powers world industrialization. Bottom Image: The Shanghai, China, skyline […]