A new study helps quantify existing environmental and economic benefits of precision agriculture and potential benefits as technology and adoption advances.
Curt Blades, senior vice president of agriculture with the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, says the study found that increases in yields and input savings can be reached if the technology is more widely adopted.
“There are some significant societal gains that come about with wide-spread adoption,” he says. “The biggest driver of that is increase in productivity.”
Productivity increased four percent and has the potential to increase six percent, according to the study by AEM, American Soybean Association, CropLife America, and National Corn Growers Association.
