Japanese researchers have unveiled a robot suit designed to help reduce the heavy burden of harvesting as the nation's farm industry faces an ageing, shrinking workforce. Researchers at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology demonstrated a ...

9 Jan 2009

-- Choose a garden site that is fairly visible. Remember, out of sight, out of mind. You will want to check the garden frequently for pests. -- Sun is important. Vegetables are most productive if they receive at least a half day of sunlight. Morning ...

9 Jan 2009

Folks who grow gardens know the name Henry Field. Like most farmers, my parents always raised a big garden and every January they looked forward to getting the Henry Field's seed catalog in the mail. When Dad retired from the maintenance department ...

9 Jan 2009

With gardening becoming increasingly popular thanks to the credit crunch any help with the digging and weeding is to be welcomed. To that effect Japanese scientists have come up with a robot suit designed to help with tilling the soil. The only ...

9 Jan 2009

Gardening may be the favourite past time of retired workers everywhere, but stiff backs and aching joints can make the relaxing hobby a misery. Now Japanese researchers have unveiled a robot suit that could reduce the heavy burden of weeding and ...

9 Jan 2009

Farmers have been forbidden to work their fields in areas four kilometers from the border with the Gaza Strip, and in some areas up to 10 kilometers. The earth remains unsowed, crops remain unharvested and unsprayed with pesticides, whether the ...

6 Jan 2009