Farm Progress Companies Editorial Director, Willie Vogt, is writing a column for Pioneer Hi-Bred’s GrowingPoint website. His latest one is “Ramping Up Precision –
How much differential correction do you need? It depends.” You can find it on the website but will need to create a login to access the story. Here’s an excerpt:

Farmers have had a good year – despite the current economic downturn – and for some that means reinvesting in the farm’s technology. One area getting greater attention is auto-guidance, or perhaps a move to auto-steering. Part of that discussion will include your level of differential correction for that GPS signal.

Last week we looked at the value of yield maps. This week we take a closer look at the precision of the GPS tools you may want to use on the farm.