Agriculture : Growing Our Future.

Most Americans have no idea what is going on in the world of agriculture. All they know is that they go to the super market, buy their food, and eat to their heart's content. We have become a well fed society because of the agricultural changes in the past century. Can we go further? Technology has allowed the farming industry to reach many milestones, but what does it hold for the future? As we continue …

…improve the quality of the product, permit more efficient chemical use, and conserve energy (8).         The exact future of farming is blurry. So many advancements are being made it's hard to keep track of them all. What is certain though is that the application of technology into agriculture is already here in the present and that it has limitless potential. One day the farmer will get most his knowledge from a classroom than from his forefathers.