A University of Wisconsin Extension researcher says there are constant advancements in precision agriculture tools, but for many farmers, investing in them will have to wait.
Dr. Brian Luck tells Brownfield for him, the new tools that can influence management decisions about inputs or maximize yields are good, but, “It’s all about R-O-I in this case. Some of the technologies may be too new for us to justify investing in them, but eventually, they will become valuable enough that we can use them.”
Luck does not believe there will be a lot of large, autonomous tractors in fields, even after the technology becomes more common.
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