You’re having problems with your farm’s irrigation system, wasting water and time? No problem, there’s a sensor and app for it at FarmHQ.

Need a way to simplify all the inputs of information your farm generates every day? There is Agworld.

And, if you’re needing a way to control your greenhouse lights, humidity, fertilizer, and water – all at the tap of a finger – Freight Farms could be your best bet.

These three are just the tip of an iceberg of technology that small urban farmers and mega-large operators are turning to around the world to make their farms more efficient, according to a recent article in Modern Farmer.

Although there is some worry that some apps might be to closely linked to specific brands, such as fertilizers or equipment, younger farmers do not see these technologies as representing a loss of knowledge but, instead, as a way of making farming more accessible to a wider group, according to Modern Farmer.

“While farming at any scale will always be a tough job, there are ways to make it easier and more efficient. And for a younger generation, one that prizes a work-life balance, knowing that there are ways to monitor or automate farming functions could make the business more appealing,” writes Annie Baggett for Modern Farmer.