Unless farmers fix their data management practices first, there is no chance of successfully deploying the new technologies under the precision farming. Trying to gather some data All new technologies hitting agriculture are based on analyzing data. But there is an old truth of all analysis: crap in, crap out. Then came artificial intelligence. Machine […]
What problems will precision agriculture solve?
Precision agriculture defined from a farmers perspective. We will get higher yield with less input resources. Right? That’s what the label says. Let’s consider higher yield first. I understand that the world needs more food for a growing population, and there is no more land available, so naturally, farmers need to up their game. “Give […]
Precision agriculture isn’t what they say it is
Precision agriculture is a journey. Lars Petter Blikom shares his journey straddling the twin worlds of agriculture and technology. Grass mowed with precision. I am a farmer. And for the past 7 years, I have gotten to know a lot of fellow farmers, both in my home country Norway and across the world. I have […]