Planting
Today, wheat farmers use machines. One machine plows the fields. The plow breaks up the soil. Another machine drops seeds into the soil and covers them.
A machine called a drill is used to plant wheat seeds.
Protecting the Crop
Farmers need to control insects and weeds. These pests can harm crops.
grasshopper
cutworm
Most farmers use chemicals, or poisons, to protect their crops. These poisons kill harmful insects and weeds.
thistle
wild onion
Weeds take water and food from the growing plants. Some weeds make the wheat smell bad.