This technology keeps the farmer from spraying the same areas twice by inputting a map of the field into the system containing obstacles in the field. The sprayer will adjust the flow and output of fertilizer or herbicides according to what the farmer has told the machine to do.
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- Farming is the second most dangerous occupation in the United States. Cooperative Extension is addressing community and environmental health concerns related to agriculture, including food safety, health care access and delivery, and air and water quality through the new field of agromedicine. Read more...
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Last Updated: April 01, 2008
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