Franken-Farms of the Future?

Published: May 23, 2019, 6:43 p.m.

The approach of summer promises a bounty of fresh fruits and vegetables to choose from … But when you pick out those juicy plums or ripe tomatoes from your favorite grocery produce section … do you stop to question where and how they were grown?Amy Webb, founder of the ‘Future Today Institute’, has some ideas about that. She talks about the future of farming -- from genetic editing … to collaborative robots … to urban indoor warehouse farms. She also offers some perspective about agricultural technology: