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With GPS guidance, Mitchell can dig a small furrow in the land and then pinpoint to within an inch where each seed is placed. With such precision farming, he injects fertilizer right on top of the seeds without ever touching the wheel. The heavy machinery takes the exact path every time it passes through the rows, also allowing him to minimize the amount of land that is compacted--a serious cropping problem. Since installing a GPS three years ago, the Mitchell Farm has seen a 30% to 40% drop in fertilizer costs and an 8% annual increase in yield over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Change Agent: Farm Of the Future | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

Dell and Mackinnon dig deep into the supply closet for their items. Dell compares herself to a paper teacup: it’s international, cheap, versatile and intense. MacKinnon’s roll of magic tape, she says, represents “making things stick...

Author: By FM Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Show and Tell | 12/16/2004 | See Source »

...soldiers have to dig through local landfills for pieces of scrap metal and compromised ballistic glass to up-armor our vehicles?" SPECIALIST THOMAS WILSON, of the Tennessee National Guard, to U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, in a town-hall meeting with soldiers at Camp Buehring in Kuwait; later a reporter revealed that he had prompted Wilson to ask the question...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 12/12/2004 | See Source »

These Foxgloves, $25 a pair at gardenerseden.com are both practical and stylish, and the Lycra-spandex material breathes. We also dig the plaid Wellies, $48. Find both under Garden Tools...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Web Shopping Guide: For The Gardener | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

...killed as few times as possible (death merely means a 10-sec. time out). U.S. troops start with helicopters (which play Ride of the Valkyries when you lift off), F4 jets and the powerful M60 machine gun at their disposal. But V.C. players can dig tunnels all over the place and have plenty of dense jungle for defensive cover. Throw in the mini-essays on the Vietnam era displayed while each map loads, and you might even consider this game--whisper it low--educational...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best Video Games: Cool Games | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

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