Agriculture Mechanization – An Overview

By doing this, we are adding value to the ecosystem and enabling the sustainability of mechanised
agriculture which is a very important factor that companies creating new technologies for
mechanisation need to keep in mind if the world is going to be able to feed itself by 2050.
Challenges
Asides from the limited availability of machinery which poses a challenge to mechanised farming across
emerging markets, there are other challenges that need to be tackled to ensure that modern tools being
rolled into the market have maximum impact. Such challenges include; smallholder farmers education
and technology adoption, a lack of supportive policies that facilitate mechanization, as well as the high
cost of services due to a lack of proper route planning.
With the involvement of digital technology, the future of agricultural mechanisation seems quite
promising. Farmers having access to quality information and tools that make farming easier means more
money in their pockets and more food produced in a sustainable way. Contractors having access to
critical data that allows them to make informed decisions means more profits and faster growing
businesses.
However, the challenges impeding the maximum impactfulness of these new technologies must first be
addressed to allow for the most productive farming future.
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Farm Mechanisation in the USA
Farming in the US has gone through a radical change especially in the 20th century. Mechanisation of
farms has spurred the power revolution in the agricultural industry. A great combination of technology
and American ingenuity, these dazzling machines are not just nifty but also represent the American
dream, of growth and development. They have brought in agility and increase in efficiency of the farms.
These technological advancements and scientific leaps in agricultural tools and techniques have helped
American farms to reach heights of productivity with cost efficiency. The shift from hand and animal
power such as the use of horses and mules to the arrival of motor power, farm implements like tractors
and harvesters have changed the face of agricultural farming in the USA.
Today, Farm Mechanisation in the US is acknowledged by mechanised tractors, cultivators, harvesters
and planters. Tractor powered plows, planters, cultivators and harvesters are celebrated by farmers as
these have cut short the labour hours for production and cultivation reducing them by half. Changing
the farmers lives forever some of the greatest farm implements are:
TRACTOR: The United States bid farewell to the horse drawn era of farming and embraced the
groundbreaking tractor to increase farm productivity. With advanced technology, the tractors have
covered a lot more ground from being gas powered to a vision of driverless tractors. Today the Tractors
are tough, robust and a lot more dependable. Offering plenty of power, these are versatile machines
capable of performing multifarious functions. With several options available from heavy duty load
carriers to those for ground maintenance and livestock operations, they are the farmer’s best friends for
all seasons.