By Lori Evans
People outside of the agricultural community typically have a narrow view of the everyday farmer. Growing up, when I told people my dad was a farmer, they would assume that meant he was not highly educated nor was he current on today’s technology, but they were wrong. My father has shown me how the average farmer is highly educated and has become extremely technologically advanced, harnessing today’s technology to ease some of the daily stress of farming. I have been repeatedly surprised by how much technology has become integrated into the farming community. No longer is the farmer reliant on having to just drive the tractor, but the tractor almost drives itself with GPS guidance systems. In a recent article in the Delta Farm Press, I read that John Deere has developed a baler-mounted hay moisture tester to inform the farmer whether the hay is too dry or too wet. In a recent edition of the Capital Ag Press, I read how farmers are now utilizing smart phones TO manage irrigation on their farms. They no longer have to drive from field to field, starting or stopping a pivot, changing the rate of flow or the speed of the pivot. He can do it all from the comfort of his tractor seat with his smartphone.
Here at Scythe and Spade Co., we are up on technology and down to Earth.
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