Smart farming integrates GPS guidance, soil moisture sensors, drone imagery, and automated machinery into daily farm management. It allows producers to apply water, seed, and fertilizer at precise variable rates rather than treating a whole field uniformly. The goal is to maximize crop yields while minimizing input costs and environmental runoff.
With the new smart farming setup, the tractor automatically cuts off the sprayer nozzles when we cross an area we already covered.
Also heard as
- precision agriculture
- digital farming
Related terms
Tractor
A heavy-duty agricultural vehicle designed to deliver high tractive effort at slow speeds for hauling and powering implements.
Intensive farming
An agricultural system designed to maximize crop or livestock yields using high levels of inputs.
Broadcaster
An implement that flings seed or dry fertilizer evenly across the soil surface.