Precision Ag: Hype or Hope?

Field Work Podcast

Precision Ag: Hype or Hope?

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. Zach and Mitchell also contemplate a world where robots take over. Skynet is becoming aware, people.

Resources:

Raj Khosla at Colorado State

Michael Ganschow

The Illinois Nutrient Research & Education Council