Question

The influence of agricultural technologies on farm land in the United States has been

a. very little up until now

b. substantial, as greater productivity per acre reduced the need for farmland.

c. substantial; the productivity of much farm land has been destroyed by new technologies and many never be used again.

d. to make farmland less productive over time as the minerals in the soil are used up.

Answer 1

The influence of agricultural technologies on farm land in the United States has been:

Answer: b. substantial, as greater productivity per acre reduced the need for farmland.

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With the use of argricultural technology farmers no longer have to apply water, fertilizers, and pesticides uniformly across entire fields. Instead, they can use the minimum quantities required and target very specific areas, or even treat individual plants differently.

Benefits include:

Higher crop productivity

Decreased use of water, fertilizer, and pesticides, which in turn keeps food prices down

Reduced impact on natural ecosystems

Less runoff of chemicals into rivers and groundwater

Increased worker safety

SO we can say that with the use of agriculural technology productivity per acre has increased and need for farmland has decreased