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The 10 most innovative arable farmers
BY RENÉ KOERHUIS P
recision farming is considered and has proven to be a vital tool to in- crease yields and efficiency. To apply the right amounts of inputs at the
right place and at the right time. Lowering input costs and limit environmental impacts. A whole new way of farming, where
Who are the 10 most innovative arable farmers of 2019? What technologies are they using? How do they work? What crops do they grow and why? That’s what Future Farming is trying to fi nd out through the course of this year.
exciting and state-of-the-art technologies such as drones, GPS, big data, Artificial
Intelligence and robotics place the farmer in an unmatched hi-tech environment. Not surprisingly, major non-agricultural glob- al players like Amazon, Bosch, Google, IBM, Microsoft and Tencent have started to focus on and invest in precision agriculture.
TOP 10 MOST INNOVATIVE ARABLE FARMERS WORLDWIDE
rlo, Jaco Gerritsen, drone werker van CWS BArlo in actie met zijn eBee drone tografie Hans Prinsen
Are you into precision arable farming? Are you farming ahead of your colleagues or maybe consider yourself a pioneer? Then Future Farming wants to invite you to become part of the 10 most innovative arable farmers worldwide!
Future Farming is looking for the arable farmers who: • Believe in precision farming and new technology • Are innovative in their way of applying precision farming technology and services • Are persevering in applying new technology and not afraid to adapt or finetune it • Are considered a pioneer in precision farming
Do you know a farmer who ticks all the boxes? Contact us! René Koerhuis:
Rene.Koerhuis@proagrica.com Joey Wensink:
Joey.Wensink@proagrica.com Dhierinder Ramcharan:
Dhierinder.Ramcharan@proagrica.com
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Who are the pioneers? More and more farmers worldwide are em- bracing precision farming concepts and tech- nologies. But who are the forerunners, the pioneers that are willing to take a big leap forward? Who are the arable farmers that do not fear the unknown and who are willing to lead the way into the future of farming? What choices do they make? Why do they makes these choices? What benefits are related to their us- age of modern precision farming concepts and technologies? That’s what Future Farming is going to find out! Future Farming is going to visit these pioneers and portrait them to learn from their choices and mistakes. To find out what tips they have for farmers who want to start or intensify using precision farming technologies. During the course of 2019, we will inform and update you on our website,
www.futurefarming.com and in the Future Farming magazine.
Encourage farmers worldwide The 10 most innovative arable farmers and their stories will inspire and encourage farm- ers worldwide to follow in their footsteps, adapt precision farming technologies and make tomorrow’s way of farming today’s reality.
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