Farmer Answers Farming Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

Tennessee 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. More Farming content with Matt Griggs:    / @griggsfarmsllc   0:00 Farming Support 0:19 How do farmers straight/regular lines in their fields? 1:26 Must-have farmer tools and equipment 2:19 How do you keep track of what you're growing? 3:50 A bushel and a peck? You bet your purdy neck I do. 4:26 Tractor GPS 5:50 Why does farming have such a high death rate? 6:34 Becoming a farmer 7:07 Farmer profits 8:48 Farmer subsidies 9:53 Field Corn and Dent Corn 10:34 Soil erosion 12:36 Pest control on the farm 13:33 ELI5: How is the soil replenished in farming fields? 14:35 How do farmers water their fields? 15:50 Trade Wars 17:48 Why do weeds grow faster than crops? 18:36 GMOs 19:26 Biggest expenses for farmers 20:26 Farm to market 20:52 The hardest part 21:36 Things farmers do you may not appreciate 22:04 A day in the life of a farmer 22:34 What do farmers do in the winter? 23:07 Making farming more sustainable 24:00 100% organic farming? Director: Lisandro Perez-Rey Director of Photography: Peter Braswell Editor: Richard Trammell Expert: Matt Griggs Line Producer: Jamie Rasmussen Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas Production Manager: Peter Brunette Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark Casting Producer: Nick Sawyer Camera Operator: Jared Callan Sound Mixer: Brandon Robertson Production Assistant: Noelle Beard Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin Post Production Coordinator: Stella Shortino Supervising Editor: Erica DeLeo Assistant Editor: Andy Morell Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► https://link.chtbl.com/wired-ytc-desc Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► https://subscribe.wired.com/subscribe... Follow WIRED: Instagram ►►  / wired   Twitter ►►  / wired   Facebook ►►  / wired   Tik Tok ►►  / wired   Get more incredible stories on science and tech with our daily newsletter: https://wrd.cm/DailyYT Also, check out the free WIRED channel on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. ABOUT WIRED WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and videos, WIRED explores the future of business, innovation, and culture.