The company is called Farmers Business Network, and Google’s investment arm is a believer in their mission. What they do — aggregate data from millions of acres of agricultural land so small farmers can benefit from big data.
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Reports last week that 2014 was a particularly bad year for honey bees have federal officials calling all hands and activating resources in an attempt to reverse the trend.
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Perhaps ‘stopping time’ is a bit of an overstatement, but as far as stopping time’s effect on our bodies — the results are encouraging. Get the scoop on a new drug that’s proving effective at reversing aging in both muscle and brain tissue.
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While most car companies are taking an evolutionary approach to implementing automated controls in cars, Google is betting the moon shot. They’re investing heavily in a concept that a radical cultural shift will take place when the vehicles are ready.
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The Volvo Ocean Race is a nine-month, 38,739 nautical mile race around the world. It’s a grueling, unforgiving competition. And through the sailors’ eyes, we get an anecdotal picture on the state of the world’s oceans. What they’re seeing is troubling.
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The three-bladed wind turbines are now common place on the prairie, but new technology may radically alter the appearance of wind generators in the future. Get the story in the short video below.
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Muscle tissue and eggs from 30 paddlefish snagged this spring have come back clear of any lingering effects from an oil spill in the Yellowstone River in Montana last January. State Game and Fish Department fisheries chief Greg Power said Game and Fish and North Star Caviar, a nonprofit group that processes paddlefish eggs into
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If you're willing to embrace the idea that intellect and personality can be developed, you'll likely achieve more and lead happier lives. Get the details on a life of scientific research that has led to conclusions on leading a better life.
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North Dakota’s initial State Wildlife Action Plan from 2005 has been updated and is available for public comment by visiting the State Game and Fish Department’s website, gf.nd.gov. The primary focus of the current strategy is to address North Dakota’s 100 Species of Conservation Priority, developed a decade ago as the Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy.
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The wildly successful ride-sharing service arrives in North Dakota today. Yesterday, we published a piece on how the self-driving car revolution will be here sooner than we realize and here’s the first evidence pointing in that direction.
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The cause of dying the honey bee colonies used for pollination in the agriculture industry and honey production remains unknown. What is certain — the problem appears to be getting worse. Get the story from Reuters.
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A lot of people are waiting on a decision from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service expected this September. The question being decided: should the sage grouse go on the endangered species list? There are consequences with either action, get the story from Inside Energy.
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Neccissity is the mother of invention, and the lower oil prices are forcing drillers to once again prove the age old addage. Get the story on innovating in the oil field from The New York Times.
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U.S. House Resolution 1732 passed 261-155 on Tuesday, it now goes to the Senate. The resolution will slow the adoption process of the controversial Waters of the U.S. rule being proposed by the Corps of Engineers and the E.P.A..
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When you start thinking about how many jobs in this country are dependent on driving, you start to get an idea of how significant this technology will be as it arrives. And here’s some commentary from one guy who thinks the revolution is already upon us.
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Roads made of solar panels? Yup. And in the first wide-scale test of the idea it’s proving to be more than a hairbrained scheme. Get the story on the first solar roadway from Science Alert.
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