{"id":6270,"date":"2019-06-17T13:28:21","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T20:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveviewgps.com\/blog\/?p=6270"},"modified":"2019-06-12T13:29:25","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T20:29:25","slug":"smart-farming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.liveviewgps.com\/blog\/smart-farming\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Smart Farming?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Farms are becoming more important than ever as the number of people on the planet requiring food balloons and available landmass designated for farming shrinks. Forbes suggests that food production will need to increase by 70 percent<\/a> by 2050 to feed a world\u2019s population that will approach 10 billion.<\/p>\n

Future proofing agriculture is a bigger challenge than the average person realizes. One thing that is changing the outlook of farming though, smart farming. In fact, smart farming may be the key to future growth in agriculture. But what is it?<\/p>\n

Smart farming is a process by which we use a combination of data and technology to improve the quantity and quality of production on the world\u2019s farms. It\u2019s already happening, to some degree, on large-scale or corporate farms around the world. Even smaller, family farms are beginning to adopt technology to improve crop yields, map soul, and monitor livestock.<\/p>\n

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These are some of the ways today\u2019s farms are using smart farming technology to improve crop yields, conserve resources, and maximize production.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Data Collection and Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n

Big data is the way the world moves today. Farms are no exceptions. Collection soil samples provide farmers with invaluable information about the nutrients in the soil, potential nutrient depletions, and even how much moisture is in the soil to let them know when optimal times for watering may be.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>GPS Technology Creates Greater Precision and Efficiency<\/strong><\/p>\n

The use of GPS technology on modern farms can help farmers operate in field conditions that would have made it impossible to work only years before. This includes working in darkness, dust, fog, and rain. It improves efficiency for farms by allowing farmers to control tractors for field maintenance and planting without involving human labor in the process. It also helps farmers track crop yields in a way that wouldn\u2019t be possible without GPS tracking<\/a> and navigation technology.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Help Farmers Improve Vehicle Maintenance<\/strong><\/p>\n

As the need for bigger and better technology on modern farms grows, so do the expenses. This technology, though, can help you reduce expenses at the same time, in the following ways and more:<\/p>\n