What is a farmer?

Digital agriculture is a modern agriculture that regards information as an agricultural production factor and uses modern information technology to visually express, digitally design and manage agricultural objects, environment and the whole process.

Digital agriculture-1997 was formally put forward by academicians of American Academy of Sciences and Academy of Engineering. Refers to the intensive and information-based agricultural technology supported by geographical space and information technology.

Digital agriculture effectively integrates information technology with all aspects of agriculture, which is of great significance for transforming traditional agriculture and changing agricultural production methods.

Characteristics of digital agriculture

1, agricultural production is highly specialized, large-scale and enterprise-oriented.

The specialization of agricultural production in the United States is multi-level, mainly manifested in regional specialization, farm specialization and production technology specialization. The continental United States is divided into several main crop belts, and each crop belt is most suitable for the growth of a crop, such as the famous "corn belt" and "cow belt".

Most farms only produce one crop and plant it on a large scale; There are also some farms that produce only one variety of one crop or breed only one crop. In this way, according to local conditions, a good combination of specialization and scale has been realized, and a modern industrial model of specialized production, intensive management and enterprise management has been formed.

2. Perfect agricultural production system.

The United States has formed a well-developed agricultural production system which is closely related to the pre-production, mid-production and post-production, including the production and supply of agricultural means of production, as well as the storage, transportation, processing and sales of agricultural products after harvest. They have a clear division of labor and efficient cooperation. Under the maintenance of relevant agricultural legal system, agricultural production is orderly and efficient.

3. Agricultural education, scientific research and popularization of the "trinity"

Agriculture in the United States is privately operated, but governments at all levels actively support the development of agricultural science and technology and have established a distinctive "trinity" agricultural education, scientific research and extension system. Agricultural colleges and universities undertake three major functions of agricultural education, scientific research and extension at the same time, and closely combine teaching, scientific research and extension, providing a strong technical impetus for agricultural development.