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Scientists Found Chocolate’s Biggest Climate Problem—and It Isn’t Heat or Drought (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-15 | tags: cocoa, chocolate, climate change

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I fixed a tractor using John Deere’s self-repair service. Farmers aren’t sold on it. (arstechnica.com)

2026-09-13 | get Autel MaxiCOM OBD2 diagnostic scan tool → | tags: john deere, right to repair, tractor repair

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I fixed a tractor using John Deere's self-repair service. Farmers aren't sold (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-11 | by Boone Ashworth | get iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit → | tags: john deere, right to repair, operations center pro

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I Fixed a Tractor Using John Deere’s Self-Repair Service. Farmers Aren’t Sold on It (wired.com)

2026-09-11 | by Boone Ashworth | get iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit → | tags: john deere, right to repair, jahmy hindman

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Meet Deere’s JD, an AI Assistant Aimed at Helping Farmers—and Its Sales (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-09-09 | tags: john deere, ai assistant, farmers

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Show HN: Vertumnus – printable posters of farmers' market produce seasonality (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-08 | get 18x24 wood poster frame → | tags: show hn, vertumnus, farmers market

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John Deere launched an AI chatbot for farmers (theverge.com)

2026-09-01 | by Stevie Bonifield | get John Deere Big Farm 8R tractor toy 1:16 → | tags: john deere, ai chatbot, farm data

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I’ve Brought Dozens of Inventions to Market. Here’s How I Know Which Ones Will Sell. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-27 | by Jeremy Matuszewski | tags: farmers, product development, market strategy

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Global demand for sand spawned a worldwide boom in illegal mining (2015) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-25 | by Vince Beiser | tags: illegal mining, sand demand, raipur khadar

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The Deadly Global War for Sand (2015) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-25 | by Vince Beiser | get The World in a Grain Vince Beiser book → | tags: sand mining, raipur khadar, indian farmers

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Kentucky family snubs $26 million offer to convert their farmland into an AI data center — 'they call us old stupid farmers, you know, but we’re not,' says landowner (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-06 | by Zhiye Liu | tags: ai company, family, huddleston

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Can Fast Fashion Fit Into Secondhand Clothes? (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-03 | tags: fast fashion, secondhand clothes, supermarkets

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Brazilian farmers tokenized dairy cows to get loans, bypassing bank limits (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-25 | by Olivier Acuna | tags: cowmed, brazilian farmers, livestock tokenization

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Her ‘Surprisingly Satisfying’ Side Hustle Made Over $100K at Farmers’ Markets. Now It’s On Track for $1M: ‘Give Yourself 30 Days.’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-21 | by Amanda Breen | tags: ohme foods, farmers’ markets, british columbia

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John Deere Agrees To 10-Year Right-To-Repair Deal In FTC Antitrust Lawsuit (slashdot.org)

2026-07-08 | get John Deere Repair Kit → | tags: access, deere, equipment

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The FTC Settlement With John Deere Is a Huge Win for the Right-to-Repair Movement (wired.com)

2026-07-08 | by Boone Ashworth | get John Deere Repair Kit → | tags: access, deere, equipment

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FTC reaches settlement that brings right-to-repair to John Deere farm equipment (engadget.com)

2026-07-08 | by Anna Washenko | get John Deere Repair Kit → | tags: deere, ensure, equipment

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My dad helped build North America's oat supply chain: Can it be remade? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-30 | get Oat Supply Chain Book → | tags: agricultural, corn, farmers

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My Dad Helped Build North America's Oat Supply Chain: Can It Be Remade? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-30 | get Oat Milk Maker → | tags: oat supply chain, green acres milling, oat milk

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2 Dairy Farmers Have a Side Hustle Revamping a Beloved Pantry Staple — And Sales Average $40,000 a Month: ‘It Was So Simple to Start’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-16 | by Amanda Breen | get Dairy Farmhouse Cheese Kit → | tags: dairy farming, thunder coffeemilk, lactose-free coffee

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Trump amends steel, aluminum, and copper tariffs, offering farmers some relief (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-02 | get Steel Tariff Relief Kit → | tags: donald trump, steel tariffs, aluminum imports

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Memory on trial: the new science of when to trust eyewitness testimony (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-27 | by Mackenzie | get Eyewitness Testimony Book → | tags: eyewitness testimony, forensic hypnosis, richard childs

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California farmers to destroy 420k peach trees following Del Monte bankruptcy (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-05 | by Susana Guerrero | get Peach Tree Gardening Kit → | tags: del monte, peach trees, chapter 11

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From scientist to silk farmer: India's silk industry renewal (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-04-23 | get Silk Farming Starter Kit → | tags: silk industry, cocoons, farmers

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John Deere Is Paying Farmers $99 Million for Allegedly Monopolizing Repair (wired.com)

2026-04-09 | by Boone Ashworth | get John Deere Repair Toolkit → | tags: john deere, repair monopoly, right-to-repair

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John Deere will pay farmers $99 million over right-to-repair lawsuit (theverge.com)

2026-04-09 | by Emma Roth | get John Deere Repair Kit → | tags: john deere, right-to-repair, agricultural equipment

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She Went From Being Ignored at a Farmer’s Market to Selling to PepsiCo for $1.95 Billion: ‘Embarrassment Is the Most Under-Explored Emotion’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-17 | by Sherin Shibu | get PepsiCo Snack Maker Kit → | tags: poppi, pepsico, shark tank

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Trump’s War on Iran Could Screw Over US Farmers (wired.com)

2026-03-04 | by Molly Taft | get Drones → | tags: fertilizer, global, nitrogen

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Iowa farmers are leading the fight for repair (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-24 | by Elizabeth Chamberlain | get Agricultural equipment → | tags: right to repair, john deere, iowa house agriculture committee

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Data center builders thought farmers would willingly sell land, learn otherwise (arstechnica.com)

2026-02-23 | get Data Center → | tags: data center, silicon valley, kentucky