• • • SMART BUILDINGS & IOT• • • In an industry that is already often operating with


razor-thin margins, the good news is farmers can not only purchase new equipment with precision agriculture capabilities, but also retrofit existing equipment for a more cost-effective solution. AgTech can also help eliminate or reduce costs in many areas, such as purchasing fewer chemicals and avoiding waste, hiring less human labour and reducing equipment downtime. As more agriculture operations embrace


The Future of AgTech The modern agriculture industry is tasked with creating more food while reducing environmental impacts and navigating labour shortages. Advanced technology solutions can help farmers automate the critical processes that are crucial to reaching the scalability needed to satisfy rising demand.


Of course, implementing new technology can come with its own set of challenges. There has traditionally been a disconnect between technology and farming. To enable mass adoption of precision agriculture, technology providers must be prepared to scale solutions easily and cost-effectively across the globe, and connectivity solutions must continue to improve in order to enable real-time processing and analysis.


technology and automation, companies like DigiKey are making solutions more accessible to engineers who are building the next generation of AgTech. From generation to generation, technology will continue to evolve rapidly and adapt to current and future needs, improving the adoption rate of precision agriculture. By focusing on farming insights and automation at the plant level, the world can not only farm better, but farm different. Josh Mickolio is the supplier business development manager of wireless and IoT at DigiKey. DigiKey is both the leader and continuous innovator in the high service distribution of electronic components and automation products worldwide, providing more than 15.3 million components from over 2,900 quality name-brand manufacturers.


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