"PROJECTION '70" 1970 AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTS AND FUTURE FARM OF THE YEAR 2000 FILM XD35704

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"Projection '70" is an informational film from the 1970 on advancements in agricultural technologies. (At 23:30, the film includes a look at the "farm of the future" from the year 2000, with absolutely jaw-dropping and ridiculous technology in use.) The film was produced by Cinecraft for Standard Oil Company and contains information likely intended to frame energy and other large industrial companies positively. The film was part of a seven film series to commemorate Standard Oil's 100th anniversary. (Series films on "Communication" and "Education" can be found on the Hagley Library's website.)
Title screen “American Educational Films” and “Projection 70: Food Production” (0:40). Narrated by Bruce MacDonald, written by Frank Siedel, directed by Bill Buckley (0:45). Presented by the Standard Oil Company, slogan “A Second Century of Progress” (0:47).Groceries in grocery store, as well as cash register (1:35). Footage of food processing and packaging (1:50). Narrator explains growth and development of agricultural efficiency of farms in last 20 years. Aerial footage of farms, and footage of harvester in grain field (2:26). Cotton harvester at work (2:40). Dairy cows being milked and aerial footage of meat cattle (3:00). Advances in poultry industry, footage of factory farm with chickens in it (3:05). Chicken hatching (3:10). Poultry feed production shown (3:52). Industrial period computer shown (4:00). Chicken restaurant signs shown (4:20). Sign of “Poultry Research Branch” of the USDA (4:20). Dr. Patricia A. Sarvella a female scientist and research geneticist of the Poultry Research Division, explains cross breeding species to create more optimal chickens (5:30). Chicken and quail hybrids are shown, Dr. Sarvella explains what traits they are trying to isolate (6:10). Sheep shearing, explanation of improvements in sheep production through chemical advancements (6:40). Tomato harvesting and explanation of agricultural advancements made in 1964 due to labor crisis because of immigration changes (7:00). Mechanical tomato harvester working (7:30). Mechanical harvesting of lettuce and cherries (8:10). Sign of “Phyto-Engineering Laboratory” of USDA (8:17). Mr. William A. Bailey an agricultural engineer at the lab, explains how they are experimenting on techniques to stimulate plant growth (8:50). Dr. Donald T. Krizen a plant physiologist explains that plants grown in growth chambers can yield much better lettuce (9:40). Dr. Herschel H. Klueter, a agricultural engineer explains that benefits of planting in growth chamber (10:15). Footage of large green houses growing tomatoes (11:10). Grasshoppers eating leaves. Various pests (12:00). Dr. Edward F. Knipling shown explaining the use of chemical pesticides (12:04). Biplane spraying pesticides (12:50). Domestic steers and dead cattle (13:20). Explanation of sterile insect technique “SIT” by the inventor Dr. Knipling, footage of mass raising of screw-worm flies (13:30). Cessna 150 dropping sterile screw-worm males in the wild (13:55). Combating weevil populations by use of parasitic wasps. (14:40). Dr. Robert H. Miller, a remote sensing expert, explains how radiation can be used measure changes in the environment (15:50). Film read by remote sensors (16:38). Rocket launches satellite (17:08). Pigs and chickens feeding. Explanation of idea of petrol proteins. (17:50). Dr. Glenn R. Brown explains petrol proteins are produced using microorganisms (18:50). Petrol proteins are an excellent food source for feed animals as well as humans (19:40). Mr. Allan R. Buller Executive Vice President of Worthington Foods explains the challenge of producing enough protein to meet global demand and the possibility of using soybeans bridge gap (20:40). Footage of steers and pigs, and discussion of challenge of producing protein through traditional methods (20:56). Soybean protein extraction (21:00). Synthetic meat production from soy protein (21:40). Variety of consumable soy protein products (22:00). Seal of Atomic Energy Commission (22:34). Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, chairman of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission explains the idea of a “nuplex” massive nuclear complex that produces, fresh water, energy, and food (23:11). Drawings by futurists of farms in the year 2000, sponsored by Ford Motor Company (23:30). Use of computer programs is imagined to revolutionize farming (23:46). Full service harvester (24:10). Helicopter hovercraft fertilizing plants, imagined as the futures pickup truck (24:15). Harvesters harvesting grain (24:30). Film credits (25:00).
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[@dawgmaven]

That's me at 21:00!

[@andrewsmactips]

As someone once said: The future isn’t what it used to be.

[@jagboy69]

Just remember.. "Soylent green IS PEOPLE!"

[@whirledpeas3477]

True, just a little salty though.

[@steverogers8163]

Coincidentally Soylent Green takes place in 2022.

[@jagboy69]

@@steverogers8163 Sure appears that way doesn't it?🤔

[@whirledpeas3477]

@@steverogers8163 I didn't know that. Are you kidding?

[@whirledpeas3477]

I don't want to Google it 😫

[@jeffreywhitney]

Fantastic archive when people complain about genetically modified food, I can point them to this in 1970. You only missed your cause by 50 years.

[@archenema6792]

There is a serious difference between selective breeding and gene splicing. The former is a process of stewardship that has been practiced for thousands of years, is fully controlled, and leads to known and quantifiable characteristics. The latter is a blind experiment with a plethora of unknown outcomes and unforeseen consequences with for the broader ecosystem as a whole. In short, one is a generally responsible process with predictable results, and the other an exercise in foolish hubris with unpredictable results.

[@joycejackson9315]

Ahhh the beginning of the Earl Butts years in farming. Go big or get out was the motto. Ironic watching this today after all these years. Today people are going too better understand how valuable the independent farmer is. When thiers no food and no Farmers hope someone films it like this.

[@tedulegloyd412]

You lost me at butts

[@ernestconnell8087]

Helicopter hover craft, successor to the pickup truck 🤣

[@manhoot]

Whilst modernization has helped with productivity I must confess food does not taste nearly as good as it once did

[@matthewreedy4731]

Still waiting for that hover tractor

[@PeriscopeFilm]

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[@duncang01]

I want a Helicopter-Hovercraft.

[@CuriousMind99420]

17% of income

[@grumblekin]

Thanks to our current crop of idiots, we will all be happy to spend less than 150% of our income just to eat.

[@lukestrawwalker]

Where's my hovertractor, dammit... we were promised hovertractors LOL:) Oh boy this stuff didn't age well. Just for giggles I looked up the scientists and engineers listed in the film. The lady breeding the chicken/pheasant/quail crosses died in 1977 at age 50 of cancer. The rest of the scientists mostly died in the 2010's to 2021, in their 80's and 90's. The Tofurky "Worthington Company" got bought out by Kelloggs and relocated from Worthington, OH, to Zanesville. I guess they're still trying to sell fake meat. Gotta love vegan's reasoning-- meat is "EEE-vil!" but yet they want stuff that looks and tastes like meat. The rest of us with a functional brain just eat the real deal LOL:) Later! OL J R :)

[@PeriscopeFilm]

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[@johnnykwest7819]

Frankenchicken!

[@huwzebediahthomas9193]

Hindsight Agricultural Machines Inc buy one at your local Walmart.

[@timpriddy349]

so how do we feel 52 years on........meh

[@troyelliott390]

✔

[@happycamper8100]

Bet there was decades of testing before this stuff was approved 🙄

[@rainerkinzinger555]

The people who made this didn't know Brandon will be president. Haha

[@PeriscopeFilm]

Nice but Clinton was prez in 2000.

[@tedulegloyd412]

I think we find your bug and he responds to you here immediately everybody in the moments to it's now plastic beakers he goes that means you gotta level 5 bio hazard because when it's a little pineapple hazard you don't use glass speakers cause the cut your monkey suit or whatever and so that's what the plastic beaker's line was is that apparently and I don't know if this is true that when you're working with level 5 biohazards if that's even a thing you don't use glass because if the glass breaks it'll cut your suit and in that way you'll get infected and die immediately sure plastic beakers I don't understand

[@aachucko]

What Tedule said. 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@aliciagolden8258]

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