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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
The potential of digital agriculture to contribute to higher yields through multiple images and high-tech calculations by machinery is slowly being realized, but farmers can’t just sit back and let the machines do the job.
Laser beams and drones that look like hawks are among the hi-tech tools farmers have available to chase away birds that are taking big bites out of their crops.
Numerous obstacles to widespread adoption of data-driven agriculture remain, an Idaho farmer said at an event sponsored by the AGree initiative at the Meridian Institute in Washington, D.C.
"The possibilities are endless," says Bob Brock, referring to the use of drones in agriculture. Brock is leading a team from the Kansas Department of Transportation that's exploring expanded use of drone technology, including beyond "line of sight" operations.
Michigan produces more than 900 million pounds of apples per year so it is no wonder apples are known as one of Michigan's largest and most valuable fruit crops.
