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- 1Kubota develops agrivoltaic system for rice farming under solar panels●Kubota agrivoltaic system allows rice farming and combine harvesting beneath elevated solar panels
Kubota has introduced an agrivoltaic system that lets farmers grow and combine-harvest rice beneath elevated solar panels. The setup raises photovoltaic arrays high enough for standard farm machinery to pass underneath, allowing the same land to produce both food and renewable electricity. The idea is drawing attention as countries push to expand solar capacity without sacrificing farmland.
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A new USGS overview examines how a strong Super El Niño event is affecting the Midwestern United States. The report outlines regional consequences of the climate pattern, which typically brings shifted precipitation and temperature conditions. With El Niño events capable of disrupting agriculture, water supplies and weather across the region, coverage of its Super El Niño intensity is drawing attention from farmers, planners and weather watchers.
- 3New method sheds light on insect sexual communication for crop protection●Crop protection: A new method for understanding insect sexual communication
Researchers have developed a new method for studying how insects communicate sexually, according to Phys.org. The work could improve crop protection by helping farmers disrupt pest mating without heavy pesticide use. Details of the method, the team behind it and the species studied remain limited, but the pest-control potential is the main point of interest.