Reply to post: Re: Farming since the 70s

I've got a broken combine harvester – but the manufacturer won't give me the software key

Sam not the Viking Silver badge

Re: Farming since the 70s

The whole thing is run by GPS and autonomous vehicles. The driver is only there because insurers expect it, and for those unpredictable events ("...nobody expects the soft cushions...."). It's easier to see the relevance on the great prairies rather than the pocket handkerchief fields in the UK but the technology is widely used.

It's a bit of change since my grandfather cut the small field by scythe....

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