Synthetic Farming aka precision farming

[digitaldeath]

Can it grow beef?

Send me some packs beerdrinker

[PB]

Need a decoder ring for this .....

[Vt-Freeheel]

mastronardi purchases backyard-farms/

[Groomer Gambler]

I worked at an ag research facility last year (specifically in the grape industry) where precision ag is all the rage. All fine spatial and temporal scale measuring to manage plants at an individual level across a vineyard using remote sensing. Pretty cool research going on at the moment!

[Bobby Stainless]

Synthetic farming? wtf is that? Fake farming?

It's called a "unit" bro.

[digitaldeath]

Synthetic farming? wtf is that? Fake farming?

It's called a "unit" bro.

They mentioned it in the new blade runner and I thought it would be cool I'd I mentioned it here along with the futuristic photos

[Jeffreaux]

It's coming, get used to it. Industry wins because it feeds more people than any alternative. It's gross and awful but it's efficient.

Have you seen the greenhouses of Spain?




http://www.iberianature.com/material...se_almeria.htm

[Bobby Stainless]

That may be the case in Europe, but not in the US. Not for a long time.

Maybe for ultra specialized crops like Cannabis and Grapes.

We have plenty of land here, and the climate in California and Florida, is pretty much perfect all year round.

[Ottime]

There is not a whole lot of water in California. And Florida just had all their citrus destroyed by winds. While they both have good climate, they are not ideal for growing in as we see more dramatic weather patterns. Might find out selves moving toward this faster than one would think to supply all the vons and safeways.

[Game Over]

The majority of citrus is getting destroyed by a virus.

[From_the_NEK]

The majority of citrus is getting destroyed by a virus.

I wonder if green house style farming would be able to prevent the spread of that type of virus from grove to grove? It seems like it should.

[Game Over]

Super difficult because it's spread by gnats.

[kmkmkmk]

The Netherlands is the second largest exporter of food and agriculture products in the world. They are the 131st in land size. They export about 70% of what the largest exporter, the United States does, with less than 0.5% of the land size.

[capulin overdrive]

That may be the case in Europe, but not in the US. Not for a long time.

Maybe for ultra specialized crops like Cannabis and Grapes.

We have plenty of land here, and the climate in California and Florida, is pretty much perfect all year round.

It's already happening some at local levels, and will continue.


Green houses delivering better fresher produce.

[Game Over]

Netherlands numbers are also so staggering because they almost strictly produce high value crops.

It is here in the US as well but only really for people who can afford the premium.

There is a downside. Granted this is mostly grow tunnels and not permanent/semipermanent greenhouses

https://www.ecowatch.com/europes-dir...882131257.html

There is not a whole lot of water in California.

Desalination will be a game changer.

[gravitylover]

I'm amazed that we've been sitting on our asses and not building out huge greenhouse farms already.

[digitaldeath]

pics are from netherlands

[Game Over]

I'm amazed that we've been sitting on our asses and not building out huge greenhouse farms already.

If there was market demand you'd see it. All vegetables (or perishables) are grown on contract. Farmers grow extra to be sure they can meet the contract.

[digitaldeath]

If there was market demand you'd see it. All vegetables (or perishables) are grown on contract. Farmers grow extra to be sure they can meet the contract.

More likely it is the aversion to capital investments preventing this

[SkiBall]

Mass producing the flavor out of things.

[digitaldeath]

I won't even eat an orange or tangerine unless I know it's the best

[shroom]

I won't even eat an orange or tangerine unless I know it's the best

a few trump jokes in there. nice

[BmillsSkier]

Peaches. Georgia or South Carolina. Go.

[digitaldeath]

a few trump jokes in there. nice

Only the very best tangerines for me. If it's bad, I won't touch it. Ok people.

[Mazderati]

Desalination will be a game changer.

So will breakthrough battery technology that's been on the horizon for however many years.