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Smart farming takes root
Enriched by technology, harvests flourish anew
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Red barn: check. Tractor: check. Smartphone? As civilization increasingly depends on technology, so does farming. Despite global challenges—and true to the university’s land-grant roots—UMass researchers and alumni are spearheading efforts to keep farming viable and sustainable well into the future.


Jacob Suarez tends trees at UMass Cold Spring Orchard
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