How has agriculture changed over the past 75 years?

Answer 1

Many things have changed, a lot more than mamy people have realized. Farming has become much more mechanized than it was 75 years ago, with bigger tractors, bigger tillage and seeding equipment and more advances in how machinery is operated, making it more computerized than labour-intensive like it was 75 years ago. Technological advances such as the use of GPS and robotics in the field and the barn have made things easier for people to farm. Many, if not all farmers use computers now to plan out farming operations and provide an outlet for educating people who are many generations removed from the farm about agriculture and farming as a whole.

Crops produce more yield than they have in 75 years with less water and less land needed per bushel or ton. The same thing has been applied to livestock. Despite critics and anti-animal agriculturalists claims of how much water, land and feed is being "wasted" in the production of livestock, animals raised today, like cattle and hogs, less water, feed and land is needed to raise these animals than what was needed 75 or even 40 years ago due to improvements in genetics, management, and selection criteria of these animals.

Less people and bigger farms are more prevalent now than they were 75 years ago. Many, if not all farms are still family-owned and operated, even under a corporated business, and are operated in standards that not only allow a farm family to be a business (making [and losing] money in the process), but to adhere to standards that allow them to produce food to feed people as best and humanely (in the raising of livestock) as possible.

Answer 2

Agriculture has seen significant changes over the past 75 years, with advancements in technology leading to increased mechanization and efficiency in farming practices. The Green Revolution in the mid-20th century introduced high-yield crop varieties and synthetic fertilizers, transforming agricultural productivity. More recently, sustainable agriculture practices like organic farming and precision agriculture have gained popularity in response to environmental concerns.