Field robots are not a one-on-one replacement for tractors, says Bram Veldhuizen, Researcher precision agriculture at Wageningen University & Research.

In a greenhouse in Belgium, a small robot moves through rows of strawberries growing on trays suspended above the ground, using machine vision to locate ripe, flawless berries, then reaching up with a 3D-printed hand to gently pluck each berry and place it in a basket for sale.

Every year millions of acres of forest are cut down to make room for ever-growing herds of livestock.

Insects, diseases and weeds are a farmer’s worst nightmare — pests cause severe crop damage and jeopardize harvests.

The agriculture industry influences many sectors of the economy locally as well as internationally.

Advances in gene editing over the past decade have given scientists new tools to tailor the biochemistry of nearly any living thing with great precision.