This horrific-looking, chicken-devouring contraption is the E-Z Catch chicken harvester. It swallows up live chickens like feathered Reese’s Pieces. Fair warning: Watching the video might ruin your lunch. But that’s not the whole story. More »
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What happens when you drop a 544kg gourd on a rusted out Pontiac from extreme heights? Pretty much exactly what you think. Which doesn’t make it any less entertaining. More »
Remember this guy? Yang Youde, the maverick farm-defender with the homemade cannons and improvised defence system? It didn’t turn out very well for him in the end. The Chinese authorities unsurprisingly failed to see the funny side of it. More »
Spare a thought for the cows when you’re surfing the net in the coming years, won’t you? Their manure will be shovelled and turned into fuel, so companies such as HP can power their data centres and save the world. More »
When it came time to spread pesticides over his rice field, this farmer faced a choice: lug around a heavy poison-filled backpack in the sweltering heat, or spray the chemicals from an RC helicopter. He made the right decision. More »
The pigs are advancing so quickly in their world domination plans that now they are opening headquarters in New York City. This is the Dragonfly Vertical Farm, a skyscraper designed for animals and agricultural production.
