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Modern meteorology has provided more comprehensive data on the climate in specific locations. Farmers now have specific climatic information on their particular microclimate, rather than having to rely on regional data and averages.
The early farmers of the plains faced challenges such as unpredictable weather conditions, including droughts and floods, limited access to water for irrigation, and the presence of pests and diseases that affected their crops. Additionally, the lack of modern farming technology made it hard for them to efficiently cultivate and harvest their crops.
Farmers diversified their crops
Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) crops are made using recombinant DNA technology, and they produce a protein toxic to certain insect pests. When insects feed on these crops, they ingest the Bt protein, leading to their death. This technology reduces the need for insecticide sprays on crops, providing a more environmentally friendly approach to pest control for farmers.
Tenant farmers grew a large variety of crops.
Commercial Farmers raise their crops for this purpose.
farmers eat cash crops
The "technology" was in the form of the steel plowshare. This allowed them to plow and then plant crops in grasslands that had heavy matting of grass roots.
Arable farmers
farmers sell the crops to companies and companies sell them to stores and then the stores sell them to us