现代农业中的新农业技术

在过去的十年里，农业技术取得了巨大的进步。该领域的技术创新主要集中在自动化、精准农业和人工智能等领域。

主题语境：现代农业 篇幅：362词建议用时：7分钟

New agricultural technology refers to the use of technology in farming and agriculturalpractices to increase efficiency， productivity， and sustainability in food production. Itincludes several different types of technologies， such as precision agriculture， smart irrigation，biotechnology， and automation. Additionally， there are significant technologicaladvancements in areas like modern greenhouse practices， and artificial intelligence whichwe will explore further in this article.

Farm automation

Farm automation， often associated with“ smart farming”， is a technology that makesfarms more efficient， as it automates the crop or livestock production cycle. An increasingnumber of agricultural technology companies are working on robotics innovation to developdrones， autonomous tractors， robotic harvesters， automatic watering， and seeding robots.Although these technologies are fairly new， the industry has seen an increasing number oftraditional agriculture companies adopt farm automation into their processes， as its primarygoal is to cover monotonous （单调的） tasks.

Modern greenhouses

In recent decades， the greenhouse industry has transformed from small facilities usedprimarily for research and aesthetic purposes to much larger facilities that compete directlywith land‑based conventional food production. The entire global greenhouse market currentlyproduces about $350 billion worth of vegetables annually. Today， in large part due tothe big recent improvements in growing technology， the industry is witnessing blossominglike no time before.

Precision agriculture technology

Agriculture is undergoing an evolution—technology is becoming an indispensablepart of every commercial farm. New precision agriculture companies are developing technologiesthat allow farmers to maximize yields by controlling every variable of crop farmingsuch as moisture levels， soil conditions， and microclimates. By providing more accuratetechniques for planting and growing crops， precision agriculture enables farmers to increaseefficiency and manage costs.

Agriculture and artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can monitor plant health， soil conditions， temperature，humidity， and more. The idea is to give farmers a better understanding of whatshappening on the ground through advanced technology that can tell them more thanthe naked eye can see. And not only is it more accurate， its also faster. The goal is toenable farmers to use this artificial intelligence to make better decisions in the field，thereby achieving their goals of better harvests.

ReadingCheck

1. What is the primary goal of farm automation？

A. To cover monotonous tasks in agriculture.

B. To increase efficiency in farming processes.

C. To develop robotics innovation in agriculture.

D. To automate the crop or livestock production cycle.

2. How does precision agriculture technology benefit farmers？

A. By replacing human farmers in the field.

B. By increasing efficiency and managing costs.

C. By monitoring plant health and soil conditions.

D. By maximizing yields and controlling all crop variables.

3. Which of new agricultural technology can monitor plant health？

A. Farm automation.

B. Modern greenhouses.

C. Precision agriculture technology.

D. Agriculture and artificial intelligence.

LanguageStudy

Ⅰ. Text‑centered chunks

autonomous tractor 自动拖拉机

robotic harvester 机器人收割机

automatic watering 自动浇灌

be associated with 与……有关联

modern greenhouse 现代化温室

monitor plant health 监测植物健康

artificial intelligence 人工智能

Ⅱ. Difficult sentence in the text

The idea is to give farmers a better understanding of whats happening on the groundthrough advanced technology that can tell them more than the naked eye can see. 这个想法是通过先进的技术让农民更好地了解土地上发生的事情，这种技术可以告诉他们比肉眼看到的更多的信息。

【点石成金】本句中，what引导的是宾语从句，what在从句中作主语；that引导的是定语从句，that在从句中作主语，先行词是advanced technology。

主题应用·语库构建

Ⅰ. 主题单词

harvest 收获

plow 犁地

cultivate 耕作

irrigate 灌溉

fertilize 给……施肥

sow 播种

reap 收割

weed 给……除杂草

hoe 锄地

rake 耙

tractor 拖拉机

orchard 果园

vineyard 葡萄园

herbicide 除草剂

pesticide 杀虫剂

compost 堆肥

manure 肥料

tillage 耕作

plowshare 犁头

livestock 家畜

herd 牧群

dairy 乳品店

paddy 稻田

wheat 小麦

barley 大麦

oats 燕麦

millet 谷子

sorghum 高粱

soybean 大豆

sunflower 向日葵

cotton 棉花

sericulture 养蚕业

hydroponics 水培

agribusiness 农业综合企业

rancher 大农场（或牧场）主

agronomist 农艺师

reaper 收割机

Ⅱ. 主题短语

sugar cane 甘蔗

irrigation system 灌溉系统

field crop specialist 农作物专家

irrigation engineer 灌溉工程师

arable land 可耕地

crop yield 农作物产量

organic fertilizer 有机肥料

agricultural machinery 农业机械