The NMBU Agricultural robot Thorvald II at a strawberry farm in Sylling.

Farm robot Thorvald can help improve crop yields

Meet Thorvald: The helpful robot farmer who may become the strawberry farmer's best friend. Among Thorvald’s many talents is preventing mildew from damaging plants without the need for pesticides.

Anne Willumsen i labforsøk på VA-teknisk forsøkslaboratorium ved NMBU.

Aim to educate the best water engineers

Clean Norwegian drinking water should not be taken for granted. Climate change will make access to and use of water increasingly more important. Students must face this future with the required expertise.

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