▪️ Tractor
No agricultural machine is as ubiquitous as the tractor. At its core, a tractor is a vehicle that provides high pulling power at slow speeds. The first tractors were little more than an engine and wheels with a steering wheel, but today they are sophisticated machines with advanced computing. Tractors are mainly used to pull plows that till the soil and seed planting equipment. Before the invention of engines, animals or humans had to move farm implements. Engines are much more powerful than humans or animals, so they work much faster and more efficiently.
▪️ Combine Harvester
Sometimes just known as a combine, combines are designed to harvest a variety of crops. The word "combination" comes from the fact that it performs several operations simultaneously that would otherwise be performed separately. The first combine harvesters appeared during the Second Agricultural Revolution, but technological advances during the Green Revolution made them even more efficient and accessible for mass production. Today's combines are incredibly complex machines with dozens of sensors and computers integrated into them to ensure optimal performance.
▪️ Sprayer
Sprayers, often used with tractors, distribute agricultural chemicals such as pesticides and fertilizers across the field. Current crop sprayers have built-in sensors and computers that can change how much agrochemicals are sprayed and even know if an area has already received enough agrochemicals. This innovation enables the effective use of pesticides, which also minimizes the environmental risks caused by excessive use.
