1. Precision Ag Technology
Kordell Munkvold

2. Introduction to Ag In 1837 the first steel plow started production
In 1892 the gas tractor was built
More farmers using no till practices
Chemical fertilizers are very common

3. History of Ag Technology
Ag Leader produced the yield monitor in 1980 and it was very popular to farmers
In the early 1990s farmer started using satellites to record field data
Ag Leaders first GPS screen used light bars to direct the operator of the machine

4. Different uses of the technology
GPS
Auto steer
Field mapping
Different soil types
Yield Monitors

5. Different Companies Trimble Ag Leader Precision Planting
Raven Industries
Veris technologies

6. Different equipment uses
Sprayers
Direct injection
Planters
Automatic row shut off
Dirt moving equipment
Ditching machines
Tile plows
Combines
Yield monitors

7. New technology available
Precision Planting
Planter units
Combine moisture sensors
iPad and 2020 vision screen
Sprayer nozzles
GPS screens
More user friendly

8. How it is helpful Higher yields Better efficiency
Better seed placement
Better efficiency
Less skips and multiples of seed
Higher planting speeds
Less time needed to do the same work
Less down time
Easier to find problems

9. Pros and Cons Pros Cons Less seed used Fewer trips across field
Better fertilizer and seed selection
The new technology is costly
New technology available every year

10. The future of Ag technology
Having GPS programs send information between each other
Having tractors be self-driving
The farmer will be able to sit it in one location and tell the machine what to do
With the use of drones to check crops more frequent the farmer has more options on how to treat the crop to the crops needs

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