Our local newspaper, the Coshocton Tribune, had a great feature article on Sunday titled
Technology takes local farming to the future. Leonard Hayhurst interviewed local farmers David Lapp and Greg Waters about utilizing precision agriculture in their operations. Using equipment with GPS technology allows them to more efficiently manage seed, fertilizer and pesticide usage. This helps them to be better environmental stewards and improve yields and profit. Precision farming is not new technology for agriculture, but improvements with precision equipment and data collection and analysis are advancing every year.
To learn more about precision farming in all parts of the U.S., please visit
farmnet.osu.edu/links/precisag.html. An OSU Extension and Department of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Engineering precision agriculture workshop is scheduled for July 9. There will also be an OSU Extension precision farming field day in the Centerburg area in late June/ early July.
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| Photo from OSU Department of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Engineering website, www.fabe.osu.edu |
