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Space farming sim Lightyear Frontier delayed an unspecified amount of time
Lightyear Frontier, a sort of Stardew Valley but in space, in which you bring agriculture to an alien planet with a big multipurpose mechatractor suit, has been delayed. It was supposed to come out, well, sometime around now (Spring 2023) but developers Frame Break announced the delay with a statement on Twitter – including that they “can’t commit to a launch window right now”.
This farming life sim is set around the base of a space elevator
Upcoming farm-o-life sim game Before The Green Moon has an interesting setting: a small community round the base of a space elevator, set in the lead-up to you leaving for the moon. Even more interesting is that it’s coming from Turnfollow, an indie team best known for wonderful little story games like Little Party and Wide Ocean Big Jacket. Huh! Life sims are not my genre but I really like Turnfollow’s games, so I’m in. Check out the announcement trailer below for a small taste of this sci-fi life.
Jeremy Clarkson hits out at former Top Gear co-host James May for comments on farming
11 US States are Now Considering ‘Right to Repair’ Laws for Farming Equipment
The tractor’s manufacturer doesn’t allow Wood to make certain fixes himself, and last spring his fertilizing operations were stalled for three days before the servicer arrived to add a few lines of missing computer code for $950. “That’s where they have us over the barrel, it’s more like we are renting it than buying it,” said Wood, who spent $300,000 on the used tractor.
Wood’s plight, echoed by farmers across the country, has pushed lawmakers in Colorado and 10 other states to introduce bills that would force manufacturers to provide the tools, software, parts and manuals needed for farmers to do their own repairs — thereby avoiding steep labor costs and delays that imperil profits….
The manufacturers argue that changing the current practice with this type of legislation would force companies to expose trade secrets. They also say it would make it easier for farmers to tinker with the software and illegally crank up the horsepower and bypass the emissions controller — risking operators’ safety and the environment…. “I know growers, if they can change horsepower and they can change emissions they are going to do it,” said Russ Ball, sales manager at 21st Century Equipment, a John Deere dealership in Western states.
The bill’s proponents acknowledged that the legislation could make it easier for operators to modify horsepower and emissions controls, but argued that farmers are already able to tinker with their machines and doing so would remain illegal.
The article quotes Wood’s representative in Congress, who also argues that local dealerships in rural areas would be impacted by the legislation. “I do sympathize with my farmers,” he’s quoted as saying, but added “I don’t think it’s the role of government to be forcing the sale of their intellectual property.”
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New on Apple Arcade in February: cozy farming sim Farmside
Plus a sci-fi text adventure and some edgelords on jet skis
Best farming games and agricultural games on PC 2023
The best farming games have a relaxing quality. There’s something about the repetitive nature of tilling and planting a field and the slow payoff of your crops growing that makes you feel in-tune with nature – even if you are still sitting in front of your computer screen. The best farming games on PC can vary a lot in genre and gameplay, but all eventually come down to getting your hands dirty.
Farming games like Harvest Moon are meant to be experienced alone and focus on the relationships between your protagonist and a cast of local characters. Others, like multiplayer games Staxel and Farm Together, are all about building something with friends and the fun of creating something together that’s more than a prewritten story, so the genre is still full of variation. Whether they’re cute and casual town games like Stardew Valley then, or more realistic business ventures like the Farming Simulator series, we’ve found a mix of the best farming games that should hit every quadrant of the agricultural games graph.
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A Chat with Arseniy Olkhovskiy, Founder and CEO at Insect Farming Startup: FlyFeed
FlyFeed is an international insect farming startup that produces insect protein, fat and fertilizers from black soldier flies for animal…
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