Precision Decisions And More

Getting the big-picture benefits of precision ag

You’ve likely heard that precision ag techniques can help you use resources wisely and tend to specific areas within a field. At the microscopic level, new technologies certainly have the potential to add to your bottom line today. But, have you stepped back and taken the satellite perspective of the impacts precision ag can have on your farm over the long-term?

Grow as a community

The future of precision ag may trend toward cloud-based information sharing in the future. That means farmers can work together to identify growing-condition patterns int heir area and solve community-wide farming challenges more effectively. Precision ag techniques: aerial imagery, GIS mapping and GPS.

Write your farm’s almanac

When passing the farm to the next generation, many farmers hand over the keys to the combine and a sparsely detailed harvest notebook. Mapping technology helps keep soil-health records, site-specific weather patterns and more to help successors make well-founded decisions. Precision ag techniques: aerial imagery, GIS mapping, GPS, soil sampling, weather data and yield monitoring.

Substantiate trust

Evidence goes a long way toward dispelling the doubts of banks and landlords. Data-verified records of strong land management and farming practices give you proof to back your claims that you are a good steward. Precision ag techniques: soil sampling, weather data and yield monitoring.

Verify your gut

Farmers often look to their gut instinct to help make big decisions. Reinforcing that gut feeling with ag-software recommendations for seeding, spraying and irrigating can help you feel more confident in your decisions. Precision ag techniques: Aerial imagery, Rx software, soil sampling, VR tech, weather data and yield monitoring.

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