Edge Effect, Big Ag Style

Discussion in 'News from around the damp planet' started by 9anda1f, Jul 14, 2013.

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I guess this is a sort of Permaculture applied on a large scale ... :think:

[h=1]Using Algorithmic Modeling to “Print” Smarter Fields[/h]

Using his algorithm, he created a Voronoi diagram-style map of oats, destined for biogas production, interwoven with a delicate thread of eleven wildflowers and herbs, known to repel vermin and pests. He supplied the map to his farmer collaborator in May, and the crops are due to be harvested for biogas this month. “These additional areas establish, or improve, the connectivity for fauna and flora between habitats,” he writes. “This increased diversity also eases typical problems of monocultures.”
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https://gizmodo.com/using-algorithmic-modeling-to-print-smarter-fields-678564326

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