{"id":7296,"date":"2018-04-25T20:12:55","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T20:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stfruits.co.za\/wp\/?p=7296"},"modified":"2021-08-24T17:08:18","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T17:08:18","slug":"precision-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stfruits.co.za\/wp\/precision-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"Advantages Of Precision Agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><strong>Tacy Callies<\/strong><br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.growingproduce.com<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As inputs become more costly, site-specific crop management (precision agriculture) is slowly becoming more widely adopted in Florida citrus production. Used properly, precision ag can contribute to reduced waste, increased profits, and protection of the environment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrecision agriculture is not a single technology, but rather a set of many components from which growers can select to form a system that meets their unique needs and operation size,\u201d says Reza Ehsani, assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering at the UF\/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center (CREC). \u201cIn citrus production, a small change in increasing the efficiency of the input materials or yield could significantly affect the bottom line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Esa Ontermaa, precision agriculture coordinator at Lykes Citrus Management Division, says that precision ag includes many technologies, but that they don\u2019t always fit every operation. He cautions growers to have a well-defined purpose and to thoroughly investigate and evaluate the options prior to implementation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.growingproduce.com\/citrus\/advantages-of-precision-agriculture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to read the full article.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tacy Callies http:\/\/www.growingproduce.com As inputs become more costly, site-specific crop management (precision agriculture) is slowly becoming more widely adopted in Florida citrus production. 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