Technology is something all forms of agriculture has embraced and, in the future, it will be key to increasing productivity, enhancing the biodiversity of our environment and, most importantly, giving farmers and croffers a fair return for what we provide, writes Martin Kennedy, NFUS vice-president.
It also has the potential to make farming and crofting on really extensive units easier to manage when there are fewer people who have the traditional skills required to help sustain such an important part of the agricultural economy. It is now 10 years since we bought our GPS system for the tractor.
Sowing fertiliser on bare ground that has been grazed or spreading on grass stubble for a second cut used to be challenging, particularly in dry weather when you struggled to see your previous mark. The GPS system allows you to see exactly where your previous run was and guides you to where you should be on the next run, eliminating overlap or underlap, and making fertiliser usage much more efficient. Spraying was also time-consuming.
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