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GPS Meets Agriculture for Precision Farming

Posted by Hemos on from the put-the-seed-at-31'-02-29-43 dept.

mskfisher writes "NASA Science News is reporting a story on a NASA project called Ag20/20, which involves farmers using GPS-aided crop and field analysis to improve accuracy and yields. Instead of blanketing the whole area with a set level of pesticide or fertilizer, they can now vary it via computer, based on IR and soil data gathered from aircraft, satellites, and tractor-mounted sensors."

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  1. It's all about the drugs by Metrollica · · Score: 0, Troll

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