Food + Tech
Pomelos inspire engineers to create a better model of shock-absorbing foam. Credit: USDA, March 2019
Inspired by the pomelo, engineers are modeling a superior, shock-absorbent foam
Pomelos inspire engineers to create a better model of shock-absorbing foam. Credit: USDA, March 2019
03.05.2019
by Jessica Fu
Meet the AI-enabled strawberry picker that could replace thousands of farmworkers. Credit: Harvest CROO, January 2019
Strawberry farmers: Come with Harvest CROO if you want to live
Meet the AI-enabled strawberry picker that could replace thousands of farmworkers. Credit: Harvest CROO, January 2019
01.22.2019
by Sam Bloch
The 2018 farm bill will include funding for rural broadband expansion. Credit: iStock / kynny, December 2018
Rural broadband is about to get $600 million in funding—but there’s a catch
The 2018 farm bill will include funding for rural broadband expansion. Credit: iStock / kynny, December 2018
12.18.2018
by Sam Bloch
Cargill is doubling its supply of
Why Cargill’s “blockchain-based” turkeys obscure more than they reveal
Cargill is doubling its supply of
11.23.2018
by Sam Bloch + Joe Fassler
Amazon announces not one but two HQ2 locations—one in Arlington, Virginia and another in Long Island City, New York. Credit: Thomas Hawk, November 2018
Amazon’s HQ2 decision proves brick-and-mortar isn’t dead. But after $2 billion in tax breaks, affordable housing will be
Amazon announces not one but two HQ2 locations—one in Arlington, Virginia and another in Long Island City, New York. Credit: Thomas Hawk, November 2018
11.13.2018
by Joe Fassler
Researchers are trying to eliminate common diseases in swine using CRISPR technology. Credit: IAEA Imagebank, October 2018
Scientists have birthed a litter of disease-resistant genetically modified piglets
Researchers are trying to eliminate common diseases in swine using CRISPR technology. Credit: IAEA Imagebank, October 2018
10.26.2018
by H. Claire Brown
Small grocery stores and bodegas are losing their ability to accept food stamps, SNAP because of the USDA's outdated algorithm. Credit: Derek Saffe, October 2018
How an algorithm kicks small businesses out of the food stamps program on dubious fraud charges
Small grocery stores and bodegas are losing their ability to accept food stamps, SNAP because of the USDA's outdated algorithm. Credit: Derek Saffe, October 2018
10.08.2018
by H. Claire Brown
Amazon's new 4-star concedes that brick-and-mortar retail will never die—and Amazon has a big advantage on that front: customer data. Credit: Joe Fassler, September 2018
I visited Amazon’s new 4-star store—a glimpse into the big-data-enabled future of brick-and-mortar
Amazon's new 4-star concedes that brick-and-mortar retail will never die—and Amazon has a big advantage on that front: customer data. Credit: Joe Fassler, September 2018
09.27.2018
by Joe Fassler
Farmers' markets are about to lose a crucial piece of technology used to process payments from food stamps users. This is because USDA's newest farmers' market tech contractor Financial Transactions Management cut ties with Novo Dia, a company whose hardware was a farmers' market favorite. Credit: simonkr, August 2018
How can farmers’ markets survive the SNAP software SNAFU? Ask the state that didn’t have one
Farmers' markets are about to lose a crucial piece of technology used to process payments from food stamps users. This is because USDA's newest farmers' market tech contractor Financial Transactions Management cut ties with Novo Dia, a company whose hardware was a farmers' market favorite. Credit: simonkr, August 2018
08.13.2018
by Jimin Kang