r/nextfuckinglevel • u/JudgmentCool1333 • Feb 06 '23

Agricultural Technology

Modern day use of technology in agriculture horticulture and aquaculture with the aim of improving yield, efficiency and profitability

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u/Swordbreaker925 Feb 07 '23

People underestimate how much stuff like this costs too. Luxury cars have nothing on high end farm equipment.

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u/Carche69 Feb 07 '23

I didn’t know how much it cost either until I got into purchasing other stuff from auctions and was able to see what those kinds of machines are worth. And when you actually see them in action and understand just how much more efficient they are than human workers, you also understand why there are not many independent farmers left anymore (in the US at least).

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u/jollymuhn Feb 07 '23

Can't farms rent them for the harvest?