{"id":3927,"date":"2020-06-24T15:37:46","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T07:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robustel.com\/?p=3927"},"modified":"2023-12-28T14:05:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T06:05:11","slug":"precision-agriculture-and-smart-farming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robustel.com\/au\/smart-agriculture\/precision-agriculture-and-smart-farming\/","title":{"rendered":"Precision Agriculture and Smart Farming Solution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Traditional farm management methods can be time-consuming, labour intensive and expensive, leaving farmers struggling to adapt. Industrial automation and control solutions are changing the agriculture game, helping farmers overcome challenges like reduced land availability, water shortages and weather patterns by using less to grow more.<\/p>\n

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What is precision agriculture and smart farming?<\/h2>\n

Precision agriculture or smart farming leverages automation technology and equipment to optimise almost every farming task. Using sensors, automated systems and comprehensive data sets, farmers are able to increase crop yields and profitability, while reducing the use of resources like water, fertilisers and insecticides.<\/p>\n

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Automation equipment<\/h2>\n

Automation equipment is being used to streamline manual tasks traditionally carried out by humans, helping farmers to get back more time and resources to direct elsewhere. Some examples of automation equipment that are readily being deployed on farms include:<\/p>\n