Precision Agriculture

• Aardrijkskunde
• HBO
• Studiejaar 4

Harber

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Precision farming requires advanced technology and equipment.

Technology makes farming more efficient and productive.

Advanced equipment is a financial burden for farmers.

Traditional farming methods are just as effective.

Technology can never replace the intuition of farmers.

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Start part Ali

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Break (10 min)

Would you implement PA?

1. YES
2. NO

- What is the reason you want to implement PA? (see the next question) 

Precision agriculture is the future of the agricultural sector.

Agreed, increases yield and efficiency.

Disagree, too expensive to implement.

Agree, reduces environmental impact of agriculture.

Disagree, cannot compete with traditional agriculture.

Now i would like to know you motivation why you chose yes or now

When you use the right precision ag solutions for your farm, you can simplify workflow to gain better yields, increased efficiencies, reduced environmental impact, and better quality of life and peace of mind. It’s important when looking at any investment to take into consideration what you’re getting back from it monetarily, but it’s equally as important to see what you might get back from it in other facets of life. And it’s not just about a fancy cruise control — it’s about finding an innovation partner that’s there to simplify your life

Precision farming also allows you not only to maximize your time, but also to maximize weather windows. For instance, if rain or frost is coming and the need quickly arises to harvest in a short amount of time, precision farming gives you the ability to work around the clock — minimizing downtime and making a substantial difference in delivering maximum yield. Trimble recently heard from a farm owner who completely changed their fleet methodology with the help of precision ag. A Saskatchewan farm ran four big combines with front tracks and 40-foot headers. When even more rain was coming (on already saturated soil), they strategically shifted to harvesting 24 hours a day for four days straight. Stopping only for fuel and essential repairs, Trimble AutoPilot guidance systems enabled them to run continuous eight-hour shifts and easily rotated people as no single worker needed to know the specifics of the fields the entire time.

What i mean with peace of mind is that you can just check your field at your desk with only small investments. Or you can ousource more of your tasks becuase you can use less expeirenced people because the knoledge they need to have is in the tractor

When farmers talk about return on investment (ROI), it’s generally about dollars and cents. When looking into adopting precision ag, it can be challenging to measure every improvement down to the last cent. But ROI is more than dollars and cents. It’s important to look beyond monetary gains to understand how your investments add value (experiential, functional, etc.) to your life and your business.

Precision agriculture comes at the expense of agricultural jobs.

Agreed, machines replace manual labor.

Disagree, actually requires more specialized knowledge.

Agreed, large companies have advantage over smaller ones.

Disagree, may include adjustment of work.

Do you agree or disagree with this statement? 

The way i think about is that it just creates different kinds of jobs more on controlling and measuring the job. 

Precision farming has the potential to increase crop yields and profits.

Precision farming can optimize the use of resources.

Precision farming does not guarantee higher yields.

Precision farming may lead to increased dependence on technology.

Traditional farming methods are more reliable for consistent profits.

last option is interesting

Who chose the third option?  what are yout toughts on dependece of technology

Precision farming is a necessary step towards sustainable agriculture.

Precision farming can reduce environmental impact.

Precision farming is a waste of resources.

Precision farming is too expensive for small-scale farmers.

Precision farming is a necessary investment in the future.

Who chose the last option

i can imagine that precision farming is a way for farmers to be future proof

so what you need to keep in mind is that roi is not only monetary. it can also be a way a peace of mind or a way to be more nature inclusive or futere proof.