Tuesday, April 28, 2009

GPS Farming- Andrea Tholen


Farmers use tractor-mounted GPS receivers to record location. This information helps determine how much fertilizer, weed control, and water is needed in various locations of the field. Additional soil analysis combined with market information about predicted crop prices helps farmers decide what is the best crop rotation. I thought this article was really cool and I think it will help farmers obtain a better crop output if they have that detailed of information about their fields.

No comments:

Post a Comment