Electric Farming

Electric Farming

   The modern farming techniques depend on farming methods that ensure the efficient and effective use of power or energy in the production of crops and plants, but in all angles farmers want cheap but effective source of energy for their farm business and operations. The impact of electric power on modern agriculture has been at least as significant as that of either steam or gasoline, because electricity in its nature is far more versatile than the earlier power sources. The use of electricity for farming is one of the best sources of energy that enhance growth quickly and also impact on productivity. Specifically modern application of electricity in farming range from the comparatively simple to some as complex as those in the manufacturing industries. They include conditioning and storage of grain, preparation and rationing of animal feed; and provision of controlled environment in stock-rearing houses for intensive pig and poultry rearing and in greenhouses for horticultural farming. The usage of electricity in the farming business is currently not uniform across the globe because there are some continents that have challenges in their electrification supply especially Africa continent and this is affecting the productivity of their farm as compared to highly develop nations. The issue of farming is very important for everybody, so it will be very good if governments globally will support farmers to assist them get better electricity supply to enhance their productivity. This will be  the right step to boost global food supply and increase storage.

  farmers all over the world want to drastically reduce operational cost, the current inventions of electric vehicle is another way of ensuring that there is less reliance on diesel and gasoline for their machines that comes at high cost and depends more on the usage of electric vehicles that even have positive implications on the environment. Currently  there are many electric tractors that is helping the farm work.

On farm solar electric systems, Sources of farm power, Economic impact of wind farm, Energy for food production etc.

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What you will learn

• Use of electric farm vehicles in the 21st century
• Three sustainable energy solution for food production and places where they are used
• An introduction to on-farm solar electric system

Rating: 5

Level: All Levels

Duration: 2 hours

Instructor: Eric Yeboah