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The Future of Automation in Agronomy Ebook
The Future of Automation in Agronomy Ebook
Automation in Agronomy
How Automation and Robotics Will Transform
the Agriculture Industry as We Know It
Agriculture development was a pivotal
moment in history. Humans’ newfound
ability to engineer the environment to
produce enough food to sustain massive
population growth was the first profound
change in the relationship between
humans and the environment.
Since its first advancement, agriculture has propelled us
forward exponentially over the past 12,000 years, frequently
producing new technology and new ways of production. Finally,
however, we have hit a turning point: with a global population
projection of 9.7 billion people by 2050, agricultural production
must increase by at least 70% to serve our current nutritional
needs. Increasing production to that degree is no easy feat,
which is why many are turning to automation.
In addition, connecting these sensors with sample data allows for more targeted
applications to crops. The data collected will then go back to the farmer, where a
robotic team will traverse the fields, working autonomously to respond to the needs of
the crops, and perform weeding, watering, pruning, and harvesting functions guided by
their collection of sensors, navigation, and crop data. Thus, championing sensors as
the backbone of automation within agriculture.
These sensors
range from
location, optical,
electrochemical,
mechanical,
dielectric soil
moisture, airflow,
and agricultural
weather stations
Robotics and automation will entirely transform the sector, starting with seeding and
planting. For example, sowing seeds, which once was a laborious process, has become
much faster than manual labor with precision seeding equipment. This equipment
combines geomapping and sensor data, taking the guessing game out of the entire
process. As a result, this equipment allows for seeds to have the best chance for growth,
giving the overall crop a greater harvest and the potential to plant an entire field with
only a single human monitoring the process digitally. In addition, artificial intelligence
determines which seeds perform the best under certain conditions, planting multiple
seeds, for example, drought-tolerant corn or cotton, in various locations to see which will
perform the best in certain conditions.
Farm automation
Median Spacing Median Gap Count
6.35" 8,021/ac
practices can
make agriculture
more profitable
and efficient while
also reducing the
ecological footprint
of farming.
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