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Researchers show the insights drones can provide by monitoring corn on small farms

With already thin profit margins and increasingly uncertain farm labor and other input costs, precision agriculture technology could improve New England's small and medium-sized farms' efficiency, productivity, and resilience. Unfortunately, factors such as up-front costs and validation of the techn...

Researchers show the insights drones can provide by monitoring corn on small farms
Image: Phys.org
With already thin profit margins and increasingly uncertain farm labor and other input costs, precision agriculture technology could improve New England's small and medium-sized farms' efficiency, productivity, and resilience. Unfortunately, factors such as up-front costs and validation of the technology's accuracy in the region remain a barrier to adoption.

Originally published at Phys.org

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