在其相对较短的生命周期中，精准农业已经开始彻底改变该行业。与似乎每天都在推出的新技术相比，可变利率应用程序的日子似乎很古怪。通过使用无人机进行应用只是已在世界许多地方站稳脚跟的一种解决方案。新技术的出现与进入精准农业领域的无数公司相匹配，似乎是有规律的。我们明白为什么。精准农业有可能大幅降低成本、提高生产力，并在总体上让种植者的生活更轻松。
The early stages of any technology revolution can create as many challenges as they do opportunities. Technology companies many of whom have little or now background in agriculture have swarmed the industry bringing solutions in search of a problem. Early adopters must decide if they want to invest in a technology when they’re not sure if that platform will integrate with existing systems or even if that company will be around in a few years. While we’re not sure which technological platforms and companies will come to dominate the space, we can be sure the concept of precision agriculture will continue grow.
One of the more intriguing uses of precision agriculture has been the growing trend of using drones in spray applications. While not as popular in the United States (mainly due to line of sight regulations), spraying with drones is growing rapidly in many parts of Asia. It’s only a matter of time before the rules change allowing for spraying with drones in the U.S. and other parts of the world.
We’d like to get your opinion on how you think this technology will affect the industry. Please take a few moments to take our Precision Application and Crop Protection 民意调查.我们计划将来自这项调查的数据用作即将出版的《 Agribusiness GlobalSM 杂志，它将帮助我们规划未来。