How do farmers also have their fields plowed so straight for so far? Do they use GPS guidance somehow? And if they use some sort of tech, were they able to plow fields this straight back in the day?
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It’s a skill, and has been since walking behind oxen with a wooden plough.
Ploughing matches developed in the late 18th century when swing ploughs were first used on a wide scale. They had long mouldboards to cut neat and straight furrows. This helped to generate pride in the work of the ploughman. Of course, this pride became competitive. Ploughing matches were a good way to improve skills and technology. Producing a good furrow was the height of skill. If the furrow was too ‘open’ the seed would get buried and would not germinate.
There is a global [organisation](https://worldploughing.org/)
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