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Why would automation be limited to smaller farms? That is the opposite of the usual scenario where larger operations have the capital to scale up further. "Gen
by Nasrudith 7y ago
Why would automation be limited to smaller farms? That is the opposite of the usual scenario where larger operations have the capital to scale up further.
"Generating more jobs" is putting the cart before the horse - the point of a job is the utility gain from performing it. If it involves more jobs to keep the status quo that is a bad thing.
- jelliclesfarm 7y agoBecause you can’t scale automation for large farms. Ag has too many variables ..soil, weather, pests etc. you can have different environments and zones in the same farm. Creating new jobs is important in ‘new Ag’ because it would be increasingly technical and need STEM expertise. Right now..basically it’s running because we can get poor people desperate enough to work on minimum wage.