Although such techniques are often disparaged and reviled, in my view they have on balance helped farmers immensely, and are certainly crucial to understanding the modern agricultural world.

• 尽管这些技术常常受到贬低和责骂,但在我看来,它们对农业的生产经营者起到了巨大的帮助,对理解现代的农业世界非常关键。