The Benefits Of Agricultural Equipment & Advances

Farming has always been the foundation of human society, and in recent years it’s become easier, safer, more efficient, and more productive than ever before. Why? Agricultural equipment and other advances have turned jobs that once took hours or days into a simple task—now with air conditioning! We here at High Plains Equipment are excited by these innovations to agriculture, so we wanted to highlight some of the benefits of using these technologies. To learn more, or to see the agricultural equipment we have for sale, contact our stores in Devils Lake and Harvey, North Dakota, today!

1: Improved Techniques

From using tractor-hitched cultivators to improve land reclamation and soil erosion to irrigation techniques that waste less water and target roots directly, agricultural techniques have advanced in leaps and bounds in the past few decades. Thanks to testing, experimentation, and the refinement of new ideas, farms are more efficiently laid out and managed than even just fifteen years ago. 

2: Commercialization

There was a time when many farms would be run just to feed a family or a community, but subsistence farming is largely a thing of the past. Agricultural mechanization and commercial agriculture mean greater productivity and increased yields. That means more food is produced on a larger scale, to the point where the excess can be exported!

3: Nullifying Labor Shortages

Though farming is a noble and necessary profession, it can be hard to keep people around. Despite some of these advances, it’s still hard work, and that doesn’t always appeal to folks. But thanks to advances in technology and technique, it’s getting easier to manage a farm with fewer hands—and those that stay don't have to work as hard or as long!

4: More Room For Growing

Land use in particular has become more efficient, since modern machines can make less arable land fertile. That means land that would previously have lain fallow is ready and waiting for you to expand your operation into it! With genetic modification and new planting techniques, we can also grow more on less land.

5: Increased Income

Thanks to these agricultural advances, farms both large and small are able to earn more money for what they produce. First, the mechanization process saves time, which in turn saves money that would otherwise have gone to laborers working long hours in the fields. Second, your yield is higher, which means more income from more sales. Finally, these advances improve the profile of farms and allow them to work more globally, whereas before they might have been small-scale, local operations. 

Looking for some modern solutions to ancient agricultural problems? Contact us at High Plains Equipment for more information, or to see the agricultural equipment we have for sale. We proudly serve the people of Devils Lake, Minot, and Grand Forks, North Dakota—let us serve you today!