Question

Using Purdue's University College of Agriculture as an example, discuss how you think this technology could help U. S. farmers. For example, how can this technology help farmers in your area or state who use underground aquifers to water their crops more efficiently?

My state is Georgia

Answer 1

Technolodgy influence on Agriculture

• Digital agriculture is that the seamless integration of digital technologies into crop and livestock management and other processes in agriculture. For farmers, digital agriculture offers the chance to extend production, save costs within the long-term and eliminate risk.
• Agricultural researchers see it as a data-gathering tool that has the ability to streamline data collection and analysis, enhancing predictive capabilities when it comes to crop management and animal behavior and production.
• For ag-tech companies, digital agriculture is that the gift that keeps on giving because the industry drifts increasingly towards automation and use of digital technologies.
• Commonly used technologies include sensors, communication networks, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), robotic machinery, Artificial Intelligence and other advanced machinery and technologies.
• These tools are already utilized by researchers and Extension experts across campus and the state. Purdue's Extension experts, like agronomy professor Bob Nielsen, are forging a path for UAV usage when it involves surveying crops.
• At the Controlled Environmental Phenotyping Facility, botanist Yang Yang simulates different weather (e.g. drought) and using digital imaging determines how plants answer varied weather . And, in her lab, Plaut studies circadian rhythms of cows using specialized temperature sensors that can obtain a constant recording of body temperature over 48 hours.