An article in the Nov. 30 issue of The New York Times details how farmers are working not only the land, but also the data. For some farmers, technology offers a lifeline, a way to navigate the boom-and-bust cycles of making a living from the land. The article mentions Lie Tang, agricultural and biosystems engineering, and a prototype weeding robot that he hopes to have in fields by next spring. The robot may use infrared data to help identify weeds it then plucks.
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