agriculture (Page 2)
Just because cats don’t like to work doesn’t mean they don’t enjoy watching other people work.
Norastyle’s new leaflet has the fall and winter looks that all farming fashionistas will want to sport. Agriculture never looked so attractive!
Photos show rural Aomori town’s continuing tradition of artistic agriculture with convenient access for travelers.
The animals, revered as messengers of the Shinto gods, have been damaging Nara farmers’ crops.
Rather than some social program saying farming is good for “troubled youth,” Vegefru Farms says “troubled youth” are the answer to farming’s prayers.
TOKYO — Japan’s high-tech agricultural businesses are to gather at the Agri World trade fair held in Tokyo this week (Oct 12-14) to showcase the industries next generation of technologies such as plant factories, robotic automation and IT systems, claimed as advancing the “fourth industrial revolution” into the sector.
No longer just a ball of tears, the Smile Ball is here to change the way you think about onions.
A team in Saga prefecture has successfully developed Agridrone, which will seek out and terminate pests with extreme prejudice.
Animators with ties to Studio Ghibli and Walt Disney Japan team up for mouth-watering anime ad.
Scarecrows? More like terrifypeople.
Sure, that’s not a huge challenge, but they went well above and beyond your standard tractor design. Fresh off celebrating Osaka-based heavy manufacturer Yanmar’s centennial anniversary, designer Ken Okuyama felt it was time to inject some well-overdue fresh style into the generally conservative world of agriculture.
However, these tractors are more than just a pretty face, as we’ll soon learn.












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