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Franken-Farms of the Future?

Franken-Farms of the Future?

On The Record

May 23, 201926m 42sExplicit

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The approach of summer promises a bounty of fresh fruits and vegetables to choose from … But when you pick out those juicy plums or ripe tomatoes from your favorite grocery produce section … do you stop to question where and how they were grown?Amy Webb, founder of the ‘Future Today Institute’, has some ideas about that. She talks about the future of farming -- from genetic editing … to collaborative robots … to urban indoor warehouse farms. She also offers some perspective about agricultural technology:

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