Clemson’s Will Henderson works from the back of the trailer to share real-time results of Clemson studies and demonstrate the principles of precision agriculture.
“It’s a traveling road show for precision ag,” Henderson said.
Precision agriculture is the practice of using remote-sensing, soil sampling and information-management tools to optimize agriculture production.
The intent is to improve the accuracy of applying water or chemicals within a field. The finite management of precision agriculture is in contrast to whole-field or whole-farm management where decisions are uniformly applied. This approach helps protect the environment and improve both yields and the grower’s bottom line.
“It’s micro-managing individual parts of the field,” Henderson said. “Precision ag can help increase a farmer’s net return by applying these principles on a site-specific basis.”