Your opinion: The perfect farm

What do you think about the ideas in the video? Write at least 5 lines about it. Here are some points to help you remember:

Farming enabled civilisation
The farming methods of the past cannot be used for the future.
Smart machines will help farms use less inputs and produce more outputs.
Farming used to hurt ecosystems, but it can help them if we do farming differently.
We can use land better by reducing food waste and eating plant-based diets.

The Agricultural Environment

climate the average conditions of the atmosphere over at least 30 years
weather the daily changes in the atmosphere
drought a long period of unusually low rainfall
greenhouse effect the warming of the atmosphere due to gases that trap heat from the sun
precipitation water coming to the ground from clouds, e.g. rain, hail, snow

Solar irradiation: the amount of energy that reaches the ground
Temperature: different plants and animals grow best in different temperature conditions
Precipitation: the amount of available water affects what can be grown
Evaporation: reduces the amount of water available
Wind: affects temperature, precipitation and evaporation. It can also disperse pollen, damage plants, dry out plants, and kill young animals
Humidity: affects the ability of stock to cool down by evaporation

Farmers can modify these factors using techniques such as