1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auEsther Inglis-Arkellhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/estheringlisarkell-usa/12 Machines That Show Modern Farming Isn't The Bucolic Life You Imaginerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="9BM0aO7HFk"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2015/12/12-machines-that-show-modern-farming-isnt-the-bucolic-life-you-imagine/">12 Machines That Show Modern Farming Isn’t The Bucolic Life You Imagine</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2015/12/12-machines-that-show-modern-farming-isnt-the-bucolic-life-you-imagine/embed/#?secret=9BM0aO7HFk" width="600" height="338" title="“12 Machines That Show Modern Farming Isn’t The Bucolic Life You Imagine” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="9BM0aO7HFk" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/23/kztlyjl6axylqnbzmom6.gif?quality=75&w=800800399We imagine a farm to be a place where people celebrate simplicity and get back to the land, and why not? Most of our food is sold to us that way. But farms are big business, and they’re more high-tech, with more specialised machines, than most people ever imagine.