Gallery: The Surreal Sci-Fi Farms That Grow Most of Our Food
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Cultivation and measurement of corn plants, German research institute.
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Rows of clipped trees, northern Germany.
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Chemical treatment of cropland in Santa Maria, USA.
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Reservoir for a greenhouse site in Andalusia, Spain.
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Cactus culture in Borrego Springs, USA.
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Cereal crops at a biomass determination site, German research institute.
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Raspberry plantation, USA.
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Tomato trusses in Middenmeer, the Netherlands.
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Greenhouse cultivation of tomatoes, the Netherlands.
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Greenhouse near The Hague, the Netherlands.
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Preparing the soil near Santa Maria, USA.
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Lettuce cultivation in the Salinas Valley, California.
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Shiitake cultivation at a mushroom farm, Germany.
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Young plant at a tree nursery, California.
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Young trees in a tree nursery, northern Germany.
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Cultivation of young lettuce plants in southern Germany.
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Ripe sunflowers near Chico, California.
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Greenhouse after the harvest, Germany.
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