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Do you have a source for that? My understanding is that irrigation, fertization and genetic improvements are what increased yields per unit area. All mechanizat
by shkkmo 5y ago
Do you have a source for that? My understanding is that irrigation, fertization and genetic improvements are what increased yields per unit area. All mechanization does is reduce labor costs. I would love to know what exactly you think mechanization itself does to improve yields.
- Animats 5y agoJust as an example, here's a video of a field full of rocks in New England being prepped for planting.[1] Farming is not just planting and harvesting. There's tilling and plowing. Both of which are hard to do well in poor soils and need power to drive steel through soil. Mules and oxen just don't put out that much power. Humans even less. [1] https://youtu.be/3BfUsEGSSTg https://youtu.be/3BfUsEGSSTg