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Elective: Agri-food, Fibre and Fuel Technologies
Quick questions on Precision agriculture and technology explained: HSC Agriculture elective
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What is variable rate technology?Show answer
Variable rate technology adjusts the application of seed, fertiliser, lime or chemical on the go according to a map of the paddock's zones. Instead of one blanket rate, the machine puts more fertiliser on responsive high-yielding zones and less on poor zones where it would be wasted or polluting. This matches input to potential, lifting efficiency and reducing the environmental risk of excess nutrient. It depends on good zone maps built from yield data, soil tests and sensing.
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