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FARM PROGRESS PANEL LISTS WHICH TASKS THEY WANT AUTONOMY FIRST
Feb. 23, 2023
by Willie Vogt, Farm Progress
Bringing total autonomy to agriculture is gaining interest from specialty crops in California to corn and soybean country in the Midwest. The lack of labor, long a driver for farm innovation, is becoming worse, pushing farmers to consider ways they might get work done without a driver in the cab.
There are more autonomous machines on the market, and companies offering kits to automate some existing machines. For the latest Farm Progress PANEL the focus was in determining what tasks a farmer might choose to automate first. The choices are some topical areas already covered by Farm Progress, for machines that are likely in the works.
As we often do with the PANEL, we got some added responses beyond the list provided. A small number of producers responded they wouldn't automate any of the listed choices. They had their own idea of what they'd automate first, always possible. Or they never want to see autonomy take them out of the cab.
One respondent offered that bookkeeping should be automated, and says they like running equipment. It's the chore of pulling together the numbers that is the issue.
And there was a respondent that commented "all of the above." There are farmers out there that would take a more hands-off approach if possible.
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