Precision Ag: Hype or Hope?

Source: Field Work

There are a lot of technologies available these days like sensors, geo-mapping, robots, and all sorts of other big data tools. The idea behind them, of course, is to make farming more efficient, and ultimately more profitable. Those technologies can also help growers farm more sustainably. Mitchell and Zach talk with precision ag expert Raj Khosla and Illinois farmer Michael Ganschow and try to parse how good some of the tech really is at this point, especially when it comes to nitrogen sensors.

Length: 31:00

Year Produced: 2019

State: Arkansas

Cropping Systems: Corn, Soybean

Tags: 4Rs, cover crops, lower inputs, Nitrogen, variable rate technology