Oh very funny Jack - mixing beans in with my rice seeds.

[Steve Bildermann]

[Taro Toporific]

http://www.interphysical.com/002/my-images/jack.jpg

Naaaaah, he's "Sowing seeds of cyber-farming".


Sowing seeds of cyber-farming
Sept 1 / http://www.yomiuri.co.jp
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/newse/20030902wo61.htm

"...I want to use the Internet and fiber-optic cables for agriculture, just as we use sickles and hoes," he said.

Even though he had no experience as a farmer, he turned a plot of land he had inherited from his parents into a pilot farm. He placed high-resolution cameras in the field that can show him close-up images of every plant, and linked them to his computer at home using a wireless connection. From home, he can water and fertilize the field with a click of a mouse.