AGRI 224 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Crop Rotation, Crop Yield, Herbicide

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Agriculture
• Course: AGRI 224
• Professor: Aresenault

Document Summary

Gps signals drive many of today"s tractors, and new planters are allowing farmers to distribute seed varieties to diverse spots of a field to produce more food from each unit of land. They also modulate the amount and type of seed on each part of a field in some places, leaving none at all. Soil sensors to measure water content, drones, satellite images, alternative management techniques like low-and no-till farming, efficient irrigation and mechanical harvesters. Want to get the seeds and fertilizers, spray, etc, exactly where it is supposed to go depending on the parts of the land. Growing without soil - using water and nutrients. Grow very efficiently - not using any water - no pesticides since there are no pests/soil. Conventional farmers wanted to declare organic as "grown in dirt" Over the past century, there has been a notable shift in americans" connection with food production.