DRONES,
ROBOTS, AND SUPER SPERM – THE FUTURE OF FARMING |
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The
future of farming: Driverless tractors, drones and robots. How is the
agriculture industry changing as digital technology develops? Unmanned tractors
controlled via GPS; drones that kill vermin in the fields from above; and
highly efficient bull sperm used to produce genetically optimized calves. This
is not science fiction. It’s the future of farming, today. "Smart
farming" is the agricultural industry's new buzzword. A survey of almost
600 German farmers has revealed that more than one in two now uses digital
solutions to optimize their harvests. Fierce regional and global competition,
declining subsidies, higher standards of food quality, environmental
protection, and increasing demand are forcing farmers to be highly efficient.
This documentary looks at three examples of "smart farming" in
Germany. Breeding consultant Johanna Schendel creates optimized dairy cows by
selecting the right bull semen. Asparagus farmer Heiner Bartels uses a
smartphone to calculate the optimum time to harvest. And drone pilot Bernd
Meyer is out to fight pests in maize fields from the air. All three are trying
to use modern technology to modify nature to fit the needs of our society. But
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