Innovations in AgricultureHow has the way farmers' activities changed in recent decades? How many people could they feed? In 1920 one farmer was able to feed 19 mouths. Later, in 1970, the average farmer could feed 26 mouths. But now, in 2013, the average farmer is able to feed 155 mouths. This is an 816% increase in productivity (farmersfeeds.org). It's fantastic! This article will examine how the latest technologies have changed the way farmers manage their acres. There are thousands of innovations that have taken place, but we will only have time to discuss a small portion of the engineering marvels that have taken place. Agriculture has come a long way in the last century, how has technology changed agriculture and how will it change further in the future? How changes in agricultural technology and practices have changed the way farmers are able to operate. Some areas that will be discussed include mobile computing devices, machine automation and modernized planting techniques. Mobile computing devices have made great progress in recent years, especially in the field of agriculture. Mobile devices have become extremely popular in recent years. There are many places where these devices are integrated and agriculture is no exception. With these devices, farmers are able to operate the machines through numerous automated accessories present in the machinery. As well as many other mapping applications. According to expert Tim Norris, "First, it's a technology that a lot of people seem to already have. Second, they already have a data plan on that device, so telemetry and data transfer with those devices makes sense to me And third, Internet quality and availability appear to be improving at a fairly rapid rate, which makes...... middle of paper ......s.org/fun-farm-facts/>. Halal, William E. “The Top 10 Emerging Technologies.” July/August 2000: 1-10. SIRSIssues Researcher. Web. 13 February 2014. Herring, David. Print."Leica's SteerDirect ES offers electric steering assistance." Farm Industry News 11 Mar. 2013: page no. Farm Industry News. 7 Feb. 2014. Precision agriculture in the 21st century, geospatial and information technologies in management. of Crops. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1997. Print.Sfiligoj, Eric “Precision Ag 2013: Top 5 Technologies to Watch | PrecisionAg."PrecisionAg. Np, 3 September 2013. Web. 7 February 2014. guidance/precision-ag-2013-top-5-technologies-to-watch/>. "Twin-Row.com." Twin-Row .com ., nd Web. 17 Feb. 2014. .