what happens when agriculture goes high-tech farmers using what’s known as
high-tech farmers using what’s known as
high-tech farmers using what’s known as precision agriculture can harness the
precision agriculture can harness the
precision agriculture can harness the power of science and technology to
power of science and technology to
power of science and technology to improve their lands productivity this
improve their lands productivity this
improve their lands productivity this can be done in many ways and at any
can be done in many ways and at any
can be done in many ways and at any point in the process but most farmers
point in the process but most farmers
point in the process but most farmers begin by collecting data about their own
begin by collecting data about their own
begin by collecting data about their own farms
farms
farms for example smart combines can detect
for example smart combines can detect
for example smart combines can detect differences in yield among fields while
differences in yield among fields while
differences in yield among fields while harvesting soil maps can reveal the soil
harvesting soil maps can reveal the soil
harvesting soil maps can reveal the soil structure and chemical properties and
structure and chemical properties and
structure and chemical properties and mobile weather apps can provide short
mobile weather apps can provide short
mobile weather apps can provide short and long term forecasts computers then
and long term forecasts computers then
and long term forecasts computers then analyze all this information and help
analyze all this information and help
analyze all this information and help farmers decide how to make each field as
farmers decide how to make each field as
farmers decide how to make each field as productive as possible once the farmers
productive as possible once the farmers
productive as possible once the farmers have their analysis in hand that can put
have their analysis in hand that can put
have their analysis in hand that can put it to use GPS guided systems help steer
it to use GPS guided systems help steer
it to use GPS guided systems help steer machinery reducing seeding and spraying
machinery reducing seeding and spraying
machinery reducing seeding and spraying overlap to less than an inch variable
overlap to less than an inch variable
overlap to less than an inch variable rate technology places specific amounts
rate technology places specific amounts
rate technology places specific amounts of fertilizer and pesticide on each part
of fertilizer and pesticide on each part
of fertilizer and pesticide on each part of a field monitors and other sensing
of a field monitors and other sensing
of a field monitors and other sensing technologies such as drones track field
technologies such as drones track field
technologies such as drones track field conditions so would a farmer stand to
conditions so would a farmer stand to
conditions so would a farmer stand to gain well by using guidance systems and
gain well by using guidance systems and
gain well by using guidance systems and variable rate technologies small farms
variable rate technologies small farms
variable rate technologies small farms saw an average gross annual benefit of
saw an average gross annual benefit of
saw an average gross annual benefit of eleven thousand dollars typical sized
eleven thousand dollars typical sized
eleven thousand dollars typical sized farms stand to gain even more and large
farms stand to gain even more and large
farms stand to gain even more and large farms reap the greatest return with the
farms reap the greatest return with the
farms reap the greatest return with the technology paying for itself in less
technology paying for itself in less
technology paying for itself in less than two years a pretty sweet reward
than two years a pretty sweet reward
than two years a pretty sweet reward after a hard high-tech day’s work
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