We’re replaying some of our favorite agricultural episodes this week.

A barn in Nebraska, though not the one that people moved by hand. (Photo by Bill Lollar via Flickr/Creative Commons https://flic.kr/p/2jzyr)

That Time More Than 300 Nebraskans Moved A Barn By Hand

In 1988, a whole bunch of people in Nebraska got together and did something kind of astonishing.


Apples attached to a tree branch. (Photo by DataHamster via Flickr/Creative Commons https://flic.kr/p/cTVuH5)

Laser Apple Robots

A New Zealand company is testing a robot that’s supposed to move through an apple orchard, spot ripe fruit, yank it from the tree and bring it back to the farmer.


A soap bubble in air. (Photo by TinyTravelTurtle via Flickr/Creative Commons https://flic.kr/p/MAHwgw)

Robots And Soap Bubbles Might Help Pollinate Crops

Bees are running into a lot of challenges lately, and while there are efforts to help the bees get their buzz back, scientists are testing out systems that might give us other ways to pollinate.


Oranges growing in a citrus orchard. (Photo by Peter Nijenhuis via Flickr/Creative Commons https://flic.kr/p/iDZHS)

Dogs Are Saving Citrus Orchards From Disease

Orchards in the US and elsewhere have been trying to head off a disease called citrus greening. Research shows that dogs can sniff out this disease better and more quickly than any other method we have.


A big question mark turned on its side outside a building in Ipswich. (Photo by Benjamin Reay via Flickr/Creative Commons https://flic.kr/p/oqa96H)

When A Giant Safe Showed Up In His Yard, A New York Farmer Decided To Embraced The Mystery

A farmer in Barre, NY found a massive old safe in his fields, with a note on the side saying whoever could open it could have what was inside. But he decided maybe it would be better not to spoil the surprise.

Photo by Focused 001 via Flickr/Creative Commons