8 Best Articles on Agriculture
The most useful articles on agriculture from around the web, curated by thought leaders and our community.
Refind focuses on timeless pieces and updates the list whenever new, must-read articles or videos are discovered.
Top 5 Agriculture Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on agriculture by Refind users in 2024 so far.
Videos
Watch a video to get a quick overview.
High energy costs are hitting the vertical farming industry hard
They were touted as the next big thing. Indoor farms, growing crops year-round in controlled environments, reducing not only food miles but also the amount o...
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on agriculture—all under 10 minutes.
Tackling hunger: What we need to do to improve food security
Food security is one of the world's greatest challenges and we must act now to make agriculture more sustainable and ensure everyone has what they need.
Digging In: Why Don’t Americans Eat Mutton?
“Why can we only get lamb in the US, as opposed to mutton?” That’s what Bobbie Kramer, a veterinarian near Portland, Oregon, was wondering when she responded to our recent call for reader questions…
Revolutionizing Agriculture Requires Rethinking Rural Connectivity
For areas unlikely to be served by traditional systems, governments cannot let the perfect be the enemy of the good, says Luke Hogg.
Farmers are Struggling With Climate Change, but Yields Continue to Rise. What’s Going On?
Hans Schmitz, an Indiana wheat farmer, made a difficult decision this year. In a last-minute call, he planted only 100 acres of wheat, roughly half the amount of seed he usually grows. The soil just…
With So Few Farmers, Why Are Video Games About Farming So Popular?
An archaeologist considers what farming simulators reveal about humanity’s ancient and evolving relationship with agriculture.
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on agriculture.
The invisible price of water
During communism, extensive irrigation systems turned the regions along the Romanian Plain into major producers of fruit and vegetables. But when the infrastructure collapsed, so did the ecosystems…
Agriculture’s connected future: How technology can yield new growth
Agriculture must embrace a digital, connectivity-fueled transformation in order to overcome increasing demand and several disruptive forces.
What is Refind?
Every day Refind picks the most relevant links from around the web for you. Picking only a handful of links means focusing on what’s relevant and useful.
How does Refind curate?
It’s a mix of human and algorithmic curation, following a number of steps:
- We monitor 10k+ sources and 1k+ thought leaders on hundreds of topics—publications, blogs, news sites, newsletters, Substack, Medium, Twitter, etc.
- In addition, our users save links from around the web using our Save buttons and our extensions.
- Our algorithm processes 100k+ new links every day and uses external signals to find the most relevant ones, focusing on timeless pieces.
- Our community of active users gets the most relevant links every day, tailored to their interests. They provide feedback via implicit and explicit signals: open, read, listen, share, mark as read, read later, «More/less like this», etc.
- Our algorithm uses these internal signals to refine the selection.
- In addition, we have expert curators who manually curate niche topics.
The result: lists of the best and most useful articles on hundreds of topics.
How does Refind detect «timeless» pieces?
We focus on pieces with long shelf-lives—not news. We determine «timelessness» via a number of metrics, for example, the consumption pattern of links over time.
How many sources does Refind monitor?
We monitor 10k+ content sources on hundreds of topics—publications, blogs, news sites, newsletters, Substack, Medium, Twitter, etc.
Can I submit a link?
Indirectly, by using Refind and saving links from outside (e.g., via our extensions).
How can I report a problem?
When you’re logged-in, you can flag any link via the «More» (...) menu. You can also report problems via email to hello@refind.com
Who uses Refind?
450k+ smart people start their day with Refind. To learn something new. To get inspired. To move forward. Our apps have a 4.9/5 rating.
Is Refind free?
Yes, it’s free!
How can I sign up?
Head over to our homepage and sign up by email or with your Twitter or Google account.
Keep Learning
Get the big picture on your favorite topics.