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Agriculture
Technology brings precision farming one-step closer to widespread use
June 23rd, 2003
Scientists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service at the George E. Brown, Jr., Salinity Laboratory, Riverside, California, have developed general guidelines for soil mapping using mobile equipment. This advanced technology is valuable for looking at changes in soil quality over time; including the presence of pollutants such as salts, pesticides, and fertilizers; and for use in precision agriculture to determine areas that are to be managed to maximize yield, minimize environmental impacts, and optimize the use of resources. Soil is a very diverse medium that can vary from one point to the next in its chemical and...
Source: Life Science Weekly (2003-06-23)
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