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Fuzzy_Accident_5085 t1_iy2oipj wrote
That being said systems like this require a big buy in and a hell of a lot of faith in the local repair tech.
Dollaruse t1_iy30oru wrote
Farm machinery has a real problem with allowing farmers to repair their purchases (right to repair) such as John Deere, let alone afford a maintenance contract through good and bad seasons.
Fuzzy_Accident_5085 t1_iy30vq4 wrote
Yea. I’ve been living in that reality for years. Youll need a subscription soon for your tractor to even work on the weekends.
Fuzzy_Accident_5085 t1_iy2ofbk wrote
It’s been here since the 90s dawg. Fish cultures way ahead of dry land farming like this is intended for.
Jeraimee t1_ixztsc1 wrote
Us geeky cannabis growers have been automating or at the very least sensor-enabling our grow control for many years.
pickleer t1_iy0g0gv wrote
Tech can help but it will NOT save us...
jakehopkins687 t1_iy2f2e3 wrote
People who own farms think if they don’t use it, they lose it when it comes to water. They won’t follow this until it becomes a law. Agro does what agro wants.
Fuzzy_Accident_5085 t1_iy2ogyp wrote
If you grew up in it you see the gimmicks re-emerge all the time.
3859160912653957 t1_iy2o2rt wrote
Vertical growing seems more reasonable than needing to make even more electronics.
bagleybags t1_iy28so7 wrote
This is still monoculture that destroys soils by killing all biodiversity in them with agrochemicals, and largely practiced in deserts. It’s like solving the gas issue with electric cars rather than effective mass transit. It’s the smallest change to our current way of life, but it does not change anything in terms of the actual challenge of climate change.
Fuzzy_Accident_5085 t1_iy2oc4o wrote
Yes because grass “farmers” can afford 2million dollar systems that rely on an in the area tech to work on them every 3 days when the power shorts from high winds and the backup generators don’t come on in time to save the data… I’ve been doing this since I was child waking up to our automated phone call warning us the power blipped and my dad would have to drive to the farm to make sure the backup generators and pumps are all functioning and our fish aren’t all dead.
gingerthingy t1_iy5s99m wrote
Literally the world is taking redstone tips
HeyPierreComeOutHere t1_iy1q685 wrote
Yeah but not for us common folk. What we need to stop are the million/billionaires using millions of gallons of water a month to fill their multiple swimming pools and large companies using as much water as they please. Consumers aren't the problem in droughts.
The_Battinsin t1_iy23g6r wrote
The easiest thing would be to outlaw waterparks and golf courses, but that would make rich people mad, and millions dying of thirst and starvation isn't worth giving up the back nine.
chameleondoesitagain t1_iy0ajyy wrote
No, this is more control for big tech and all their bullshit to control us. the world has more water then land so educate people to harness the power.
Mentally_Displaced t1_iy0jyy1 wrote
Found the conspiracy theorist. How about fresh water and arable land close to one another?
The_Battinsin t1_iy23kwv wrote
Gatoraid's got what plants need, its got electrolytes.
Interesting-Month-56 t1_ixzmmkz wrote
There’s a ton of work going on in precision agriculture to solve fertilization and watering issues. It’s coming and rapidly.