January 6, 2021
Sensor Technology Saves on Water and Fuel Costs
SoilTech Wireless and AT&T partnered together during the 2020 growing season to measure the environmental and operational benefits of using SoilTech’s sensor across farms.
The results showed farmers could see a 4% increase in yield and across 10,000 acres of farmland, could save 500,000 million gallons of water and 250,000 gallons of gasoline.
SoilTech sensor technology precisely records and transmits data for soil moisture, temperature, humidity, location, and impacts that may create bruising across the lifecycle of a crop. AT&T’s LTE-M cellular network enables the device.
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https://www.agriculture.com/technology/data/sensor-technology-saves-on-water-and-fuel-costs
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