Farm Tech
Tech in Agriculture
Fun Facts
100

What is the term for a vehicle used in planting and harvesting?

What is a Tractor?

100

What is GPS used for in agriculture?

What is mapping fields, guiding tractors, and precision planting?

100

What fruit is often mistaken for a vegetable?

What is a tomato?

200

What is an example of hardware and an example of software in agriculture?

  • Hardware: tractor/tool/drone/irrigation/compost/ etc. 

  • Software: Knowledge of crops/planting skills

200

Name a benefit of using drones in farming

What is monitoring crop health or applying pesticides precisely?

200

What percent of the world’s fresh water goes to agriculture?

 What is about 70%?

300

Using AI for crop planning relies on what kind of technology?

What is software?

300

 What is precision agriculture?

What is using data and technology to optimize crop yields and reduce waste?

300

Which country is the largest producer of milk in the world?

What is India?

400

What type of uncertainty exists in adopting genetically modified crops?

  • What are environmental, health, and market uncertainties?

400

How do sensors help farmers?

What is by detecting soil moisture levels and adjusting water?

400

What’s the world’s most widely grown crop?

What is corn?

500

Why is technology in agriculture considered systemic?

  • Because it depends on a network of related of technologies like logistics, storage, and data systems

500

What type of energy, often captured with solar panels?

What is Renewable Energy?

500

How many pounds of food does the average person eat per year?

What is about 1,500 to 2,000 pounds?

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