Farmer Answers Farming Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
38,721Tennessee farmer Matt Griggs joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about farming. How do farmers keep track of what they're growing, and keep it in such straight lines? Why does farming have such a high mortality rate as a profession? How are the ongoing trade wars affecting farmers? Why do farmers need government subsidies? How big of a problem is soil erosion? Is 100% organic farming possible? Answers to these questions and more await on Farming Support.\n\nMore Farming content with Matt Griggs:\n / @griggsfarmsllc \n\n0:00 Farming Support\n0:19 How do farmers straight/regular lines in their fields?\n1:26 Must-have farmer tools and equipment\n2:19 How do you keep track of what you're growing?\n3:50 A bushel and a peck? You bet your purdy neck I do.\n4:26 Tractor GPS\n5:50 Why does farming have such a high death rate?\n6:34 Becoming a farmer\n7:07 Farmer profits\n8:48 Farmer subsidies\n9:53 Field Corn and Dent Corn\n10:34 Soil erosion \n12:36 Pest control on the farm\n13:33 ELI5: How is the soil replenished in farming fields?\n14:35 How do farmers water their fields?\n15:50 Trade Wars\n17:48 Why do weeds grow faster than crops?\n18:36 GMOs\n19:26 Biggest expenses for farmers\n20:26 Farm to market\n20:52 The hardest part\n21:36 Things farmers do you may not appreciate\n22:04 A day in the life of a farmer\n22:34 What do farmers do in the winter?\n23:07 Making farming more sustainable\n24:00 100% organic farming?\n\nDirector: Lisandro Perez-Rey\nDirector of Photography: Peter Braswell\nEditor: Richard Trammell\nExpert: Matt Griggs\nLine Producer: Jamie Rasmussen\nAssociate Producer: Paul Gulyas\nProduction Manager: Peter Brunette\nProduction Coordinator: Rhyan Lark\nCasting Producer: Nick Sawyer\nCamera Operator: Jared Callan\nSound Mixer: Brandon Robertson\nProduction Assistant: Noelle Beard\nPost Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin\nPost Production Coordinator: Stella Shortino\nSupervising Editor: Erica DeLeo\nAssistant Editor: Andy Morell
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