If the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization’s projections are correct, 9.7 billion people will populate the earth in 2050. To support the global population, the organization says global food yields must increase 70% by then, with 90% of that growth happening on farmland already in use.

The agriculture industry faces extreme weather events and challenges like:

• Drought and flooding
• Soil degradation from poor rotation and overgrazing
• Government restrictions on water, fertilizers and pesticides

With production demands rising and resources becoming more limited, traditional farming practices are no longer up to the task.