What is in this article?:
- Capitalizing on the cloud: Wireless connectivity in agriculture will make big gains in 2013
- Cloud basics
- Connected displays
- Cloud-based precision software
- Cloud decision aids
Wireless connectivity could end the thumb drive era — and a whole lot more
Oberg Family Farms, Kragnes, Minn., runs its Case IH equipment on rented ground near Argusville, N.D.
Cloud-based computing in precision agriculture took a huge leap forward in 2012 and is likely to make another big gain in 2013.
In the past 12 months, options for using “the cloud” to provide wireless connectivity to tractor and combine displays grew dramatically, to the point it is now possible to eliminate the frustration of shuffling thumb drives to keep precision ag data up to date.
The number of cloud-based precision software options that add anytime, anywhere data access increased as well. The software promises streamlined decision making by making information available to key farm management players.
