Innovations in the Agricultural IndustryHow has the way farming operations changed over the past few decades? How many people could they feed? In 1920, a farmer was able to feed 19 mouths. Later, in the 1970s, the average farmer could feed 26 mouths. But today, in 2013, the average farmer is able to feed 155 mouths. This is an 816% increase in productivity (farmersfeeds.org). It's incredible! This article will examine how the latest technologies have changed the way farmers manage their acres. Thousands of innovations have taken place, but we will only have time to discuss a small fraction of the technical marvels that have taken place. Agriculture has come a long way in the last century. How has technology changed agriculture and how will it evolve further in the future? How changes in technology and agricultural practices have changed the way farmers can operate. Some areas that will be covered include mobile computing devices, machine automation and modernized planting techniques. Mobile computing devices have advanced significantly in recent years, especially in 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 can operate machines using numerous automated accessories integrated into the machines. As well as many other mapping applications. According to expert Tim Norris, "First, this is technology that a lot of people seem to already own. 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 seems 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. February 13, 2014. “Precision Agriculture.” 2001: 28. Print. "Leica's SteerDirect ES offers suitable electric power steering. " Farm Industry News March 11, 2013: n. pag. Farm Industry News. Web. February 7, 2014. Precision Agriculture in the 21st Century, Geospatial and Information Technologies in Crop Management. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1997. Print.Sfiligoj, Eric. “Precision Ag 2013: Top 5 Technologies to Watch | PrecisionAg."PrecisionAg. Np, September 3, 2013. Web. February 7, 2014. guidance/precision-ag-2013-top-5-technologies-to-watch/>. "Twin-Row.com." Twin-Row .com .Np, nd Web.. 2014. .