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Landscape Insider - Episode 10: Steve Worth

Hosts Ryan Heitman and Aaron Zych interview 2025 Landscape Illinois Person of the Year, Steve Worth of Kankakee Nursery. The industry veteran shares his journey in the nursery business, discusses long-term planning, company culture, and the future of horticulture from the perspective of a business that spans four generations. Learn from his experiences and gain valuable tips on growth, succession, and industry trends. Chapters: Introduction and Guest Background Early Career and Family Business

Agriculture Technology Transition Assessment: Evaluating Developments, Achievements, and Future Prospects, 2010-2020 and...

Agriculture Technology Transition Assessment: Evaluating Developments, Achievements, and Future Prospects, 2010-2020 and 2020-2030The agriculture technology transition assessment market has experienced rapid growth and innovation over the past decade, driven by advancements in precision farming, smart livestock management, and sustainable practices.

Agriculture in India- History, Types, Importance, Problems and Scope

Agriculture in India- History, Types, Importance, Problems and ScopeAgriculture in India remains the backbone of the Indian economy, contributing around 18% to the country’s Gross Value Added (GVA). It leads to mass employment, rural employment support, and makes India a global expert leader due to large amounts of production.Read more- https://www.vajiraoinstitute.com/upsc-ias-current-affairs/agriculture-in-india.aspx

Farmers in a national park are turning down lights at night to help wildlife – it could be good for crops too

Some farms are looking at how best to use their lights at night. MillaF/ShutterstockGrowing evidence suggests that excessive outdoor lighting at night may be harming wildlife.For generations, rural communities worked to the rhythms of daylight and darkness. Today, the amount of harsh light switched on at nightime is having profound consequences for many living things.Agricultural properties are often remote and vulnerable to equipment or livestock theft. In response, many landowners have now ins

Scientists propose a radical new theory for how life began on Earth

Researchers propose that tiny mineral nanoparticles may have been the hidden engines that transformed Earth’s early chemistry into the first building blocks of life. By acting as natural catalysts and energy processors, these “nanozymes” could help explain how lifeless matter gradually became living systems.

Scientists mapped every neural connection in a fruit fly and found a surprise

A groundbreaking new connectome maps every neural connection in an adult fruit fly’s central nervous system, creating an unprecedented view of how the brain and body work together. The findings suggest that complex behaviors emerge from distributed local circuits rather than a single central controller, offering new clues about intelligence, movement, and brain function.

Earth's first animals barely evolved until sex changed everything

Earth’s earliest animals may have held evolution back because they reproduced asexually, creating low-competition communities that changed very little over time. When environmental pressures pushed them toward sexual reproduction, biodiversity exploded and evolution accelerated dramatically.

To achieve ‘AI for all’ in agriculture, Canada’s farmers need regional, systems-level change

Artificial intelligence (AI) is fundamentally reshaping the contours of life as we know it. In agriculture, the world market for AI is expected to reach almost US$47 billion by 2034. AI enables higher farm yields with fewer inputs, an outcome that matters deeply in an era of climate uncertainty and resource scarcity.In Canada, agricultural policymakers and industry leaders are gradually waking up to the promise of AI. However, as Canada’s new AI for All strategy recognizes, technology alone will

These Prisoners Just Got Busted For Growing Weed In Their Prison Garden

All part of the horticulture training program, surely.

Anatomy of a Galileo Forgery

When a rare copy of Galileo Galilei’s Sidereus Nuncius came on the market in 2005, there was talk it could reach a sales price of $10 million. It was, after all, supposed to be a unique version of one of the most famous documents in the history of science—one that would be authenticated by experts as being signed and illustrated by Galileo himself.Tech billionaires have made the history of science a very hot market, one which tends to suck volumes into private collections and away from both the

South Australia’s koala boom could end in mass starvation

South Australia’s koala population has grown so large that it may be heading toward a self-made disaster, with forests struggling to support the animals. Researchers say targeted fertility control could prevent widespread starvation and habitat collapse before it’s too late.

Horticulture: Strengthening domestic agricultural base

Buoyed by proactive state policies, targeted budgetary incentives, and a growing network of domestic and international partnerships, India’s horticulture sector is entering a new phase of expansion, ...

What happens when the world’s breadbaskets start failing simultaneously?

Agriculture today is a massive, globally interconnected industry. That interconnectivity has brought jobs and varied foods to people who might not otherwise be able to access them. However, like many other industries today, agriculture is dependent on a small number of key regions that support a vast network. What made the modern food system seem resilient was never abundance alone. It was geography. Regions like the North American Prairies, Ukrainian Steppe and northern India grow much of the c

AgriTech Start-ups in India

AgriTech Start-ups in IndiaIndia’s agritech sector has evolved from simple digital marketplaces into a sophisticated ecosystem providing precision farming, deep-tier supply chain logistics, and fintech solutions for rural populations. As of 2026, the industry is characterized by consolidation (e.g., Unnati acquiring Gramophone) and a shift toward Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) models.The following list highlights the…AgriTech Start-ups in India

Opening Keynote by Hon Vuyiswa Ramokgopa (Gauteng MEC for Economic Development, Agriculture and Rural Development)

How Gauteng is creating Job Opportunities for the Youth and an Inclusive Growth Economy at The 2026 Future of Jobs Summit (held on 28 May 2026 at The Maslow, Sandton, South Africa)

Building more renewable energy sources means rethinking land use for agriculture and conservation

Large-scale solar power plants are key elements of energy policies in New York and other states. Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty ImagesThe state of New York could meet its goal of building 46 gigawatts of large-scale solar by midcentury, but not without making difficult choices in how land is used across the state. That’s the overall finding of an analysis several colleagues and I have made in that state. It’s an issue that other states, and the U.S. as a whole, are facing as they

Octopuses use mirrors to find food they cannot see

Octopuses may be even smarter than we thought. Researchers at Dartmouth found that octopuses can learn to use mirrors to locate food hidden behind them—a skill previously seen only in vertebrates like mammals and birds. After training, the animals correctly identified the food’s location about 73% of the time, showing they could use a mirror as a tool rather than simply reacting to a reflection.

Scientists are seriously asking if bees and ChatGPT are conscious

New studies suggest consciousness can't be judged solely by behavior, whether it's a chatbot discussing philosophy or a bee searching for nectar. Researchers are increasingly focusing on the internal mechanisms of brains and computers, concluding that today's AI is likely not conscious while leaving open the possibility for both conscious insects and future machines.

Goethe never knew this 40-million-year-old ant was hidden in his collection

Scientists examining amber from Goethe’s personal collection discovered three hidden fossil insects, including an extinct ant preserved in extraordinary detail. Advanced 3D imaging allowed researchers to see not only the ant’s outer features but also structures inside its body. The findings offer new clues about the species’ biology and suggest it likely built large nests in trees.

Beluga whales keep switching mates and it may be saving their species

Hidden beneath Arctic waters, beluga whales have long kept their family lives a mystery. By analyzing DNA from more than 600 belugas in Alaska’s Bristol Bay over 13 years, researchers uncovered a surprisingly flexible mating system: both males and females regularly have offspring with different partners over their lifetimes.