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Re:Dumped orange peel transformed a barren pasture (2017) by Gravityloss on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @05:41AM (#41634807)
That idea sounds excellent and combines old and new ideas in an unexpected way. Hacker News can facilitate wonderful syntheses sometimes.
Re:Dumped orange peel transformed a barren pasture (2017) by Numerlor on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @07:41AM (#41635458)
I think farmers are wary of relying on tech like that and ending up depending on some FaaS, or at least the independent ones that aren't just some huge corporation.
Re:Dumped orange peel transformed a barren pasture (2017) by mbonnet on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @01:25PM (#41638857)
I'm from an agricultural region (though more ranching than crop farming). This is absolutely the case. Everyone got fucked over by John Deere and is now extremely wary of such things.
Re:Dumped orange peel transformed a barren pasture (2017) by whiplash451 on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @06:13AM (#41634981)
Any startup working on this in EU?
Re:Dumped orange peel transformed a barren pasture (2017) by bryanlarsen on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @07:37AM (#41635427)
Don't know about startups or the EU, but "big ag" in North America definitely is.
Re:Dumped orange peel transformed a barren pasture (2017) by Gravityloss on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @07:39AM (#41635440)
From quick Google it looks like there are a lot with different exact focuses!