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Many problems face modern farms, but most can be categorized under the following: weather, infestation, pollution, locality, and manpower.

Weather/Natural Disasters

Modern agricultural techniques continue to uphold the trend of outdoor growth and cultivation.

General Rain:
Field work is impeded by a simple rain shower as tractors may get stuck in muddy areas of the field.

Droughts:
In Midwestern America, farmers continue to cope with droughts and even though rain is detectable, rain patterns are not predictable. Difficulties caused by droughts are obvious: crops spread over a vast amount of acreage which rely on regional rain do not receive adequate amounts of water- and though the occasional rain would produce in a still-soiled environment enough saturation to last until the next shower, a farmer’s worst nightmare is a dry season. (naturegrid.org)

Torrential Rain Storms/ Hail Storms:
Flooding is another serious impairment on a farmer’s crop. Though necessary, too much saturation may drown the crop leaving it unusable. Hail storms are of equal concern in considering the damage which can be made on crops. Heavy storms may ruin boundaries which hold farm animals and may disperse the animals. (naturegrid.org)

Insect Infestation/Pollution

Destruction caused by insects and pollution is incessant in outdoor cultivation.

Insects:
The agricultural world withstands the constant threat of pest problems. Chemical riddance of pests is effective and though scientists are looking for ways to imply biological options to ridding pests, chemical solutions (such as pesticides) may never be ruled out.

Pollution:
From water bodies
Wastes may reach plantations near bodies of water. The wastes may be transported to the soil through saturation of water from the body. (naturegrid.org)

From pesticides:
Pesticides used in eliminating insect infestations may leave malignant residue within the soil debilitating the crop.

From the air:
Smog (ground-level ozone) originating mainly from industrial areas travels through the air and threaten the crop cycles. (york.ac.uk)
Acid rain originating from the evaporation and condensation of polluted water may deteriorate crops. (nal.usda.gov)

Locality

Another demand the future may pose is: having more manageable means of redeeming crops and supplying the crops to the consumers.

Transportation:
How to increase the efficiency of transportation of farmed goods- i.e. through minimizing the distance between the source (farm) and the consumer (town or city) - thereby keeping the goods as fresh as possible.

Economy:
A more competent way of transporting farm goods would also minimize the need for transportation funds and make for a more economical procedure.

Man Power

How will future technology lessen the amount of handy-work for the farmer?

Moderating Temperatures:
During colder weather, plants must have a steady level of surveillance so as to keep the plants at stable temperatures in the face of colder temperatures. Obviously man power is needed here, but such simple work may become tedious and even forgotten keeping the plants at a slight risk.

Cleaning Crops in Cold Weather:
Plants en route to consumer areas must be cleaned, even during times of colder weather. This type of work is also irritating for the farmer.