Digitization Influence on Agriculture

Agriculture is a combination of the complex individual but interconnected processes. Each process requires to be organized into efficient stages to assure profitable yields. As a result, the progress of any digital application in agriculture is subject to teamwork among the farmer, technology, and product.

FREMONT, CA: Digitization has had a significant influence on every industry. Industries are leveraging various disruptive technologies to increase productivity and enhance business performance. Thanks to the digital wave, the agriculture industry is not different and has experienced a splurge of new technologies. Automated steering systems, field robots, data-driven applied fertilizers and pesticides, autonomous driving, and soil analysis sensors have done agricultural practices to a whole new level. It isn't the first time technology has had a prolific influence on agriculture. In 2015, software drove 30% of all income from agriculture machinery. Now, technology is here to stay and has contributed to results in all agriculture.

Agriculture is a combination of the complex individual but interconnected processes. Every process needs to be organized into efficient stages to assure beneficial yields. Henceforth, the success of any digital application in agriculture is subject to teamwork among the farmer, technology, and product. The uses of technology can benefit agriculture and hold viable solutions to the growing problems of irrigation and soil conditions.

Precision Farming

Precision farming is an agricultural practice that incorporates new production and crop management methods that support intensive data onto a specific location or crop. Following this method, sensor technologies and application methods optimize the production process and improve growing conditions. Far from conventional agricultural practices, digital data can help increase resource efficiency and reduce costs while also reducing the impact on the environment.

By collecting details on different soil conditions, properties, and productivity levels, farmers can use real-time data over soil conditions for a plot of land with a click. In addition, satellite-controlled accurate lane guidance of agricultural machinery and intelligent sensors facilitate the targeted application of seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides. It results in improved seed quantity and reduced fuel consumption.

Smart Farming

Smart farming is more commonly named Farming 4.0 or digital farming. It includes the application of data and information to optimize complex farming systems. For example, integrating smart farming with modern technologies enables seed planting to be adapted to a specific field to ensure efficient production. As a result, farmers need not make decisions based on a hunch. Instead, they can lean on accurate data and make more informed decisions. Smart farming also comprises efficient control of agricultural machinery. In addition, it enables agricultural machines to communicate among themselves with access to electronic field record files.