Robots are changing the way people farm. A Spanish company has designed a machine that picks strawberries. The robot, SW 6010, is equipped with dozens of cameras that are lowered into the plant. They take snapshots of the fruit and pick only the ripe ones. This process takes a total of four seconds. Japan is also making agricultural breakthroughs. By 2017 they plan to have built an autonomous farm. This farm will increase their lettuce productivity from 21,000 heads to 50,000 a day. People will plant the seeds and machines will do everything else.

With populations rising, many people are worried that it will be impossible to feed everybody.   Personally, I think this is an almost comical statement.  We have the ability to feed the world now but people are still starving. Yet people are concerned about feeding future generations. This concern is putting emphasis on genetically modifying foods. Genetically modified foods are many times made to grow bigger, and faster, with little regard for nutrition. Harmful hormones and pesticides are also being used in food production. These hormones and pesticides have similar effects on humans that they do on plants and animals. Hormones in meat is a major cause of children going through puberty sooner than they are emotionally ready for. Pesticides are harmful when ingested and can cause various illnesses. In my opinion farming should be done in a sustainable ways, with respect for consumers, workers, and the environment.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/robots-are-now-working-down-on-the-farm-2016-07-07?link=sfmw_tw