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A woman from New Zealand set a new record during a sheep shearing competition, where she had achieved an average of 58 sheep sheared an hour for eight hours. Catherine Mullooly, an experienced competition shearer from the city of Gisborne, had set a new world record of 465 ewes (female sheep) sheared in total in a competition held in the region of King Country on January 10.

As practices and methods in farming are evolving, there’s one new method in particular that employs advanced technologies to be more efficient and sustainable. It’s what Gilwoo Lee and Casey Call did with their startup company, Zordi, which specializes in producing autonomous greenhouses. Their greenhouse platforms use a combination of robotic machines and artificial intelligence that manage crops. Founded in 2020, Zordi aims to address the looming problem of climate change.

Farming can be a daunting task for those who have no prior experience, even in gardening, where the care of plants is considered an already delicate process that requires a lot of time and effort. Compared to gardening, farming allows people to be profitable rather than more leisure-focused. As the backbone of the agriculture industry, there are many things to consider when deciding to jump into farming for the first time.