HigHtecH sensing

ZLTO, DLV Plant and ZAJK are setting up a new project under the name of Arable Farming 2.0 high-tech sensing. It uses the latest measuring techniques, including remote sensing to manage input and output costs.
More and more high-tech applications are available for agriculture, including remote sensing. For example, satellites, airplanes and drones are used to measure things such as minerals, moisture and crop. Zeeland has a huge diversity of soil types because of its landscape, making arable farmers in this province extremely suitable as test candidates. Arable farmers who want to cooperate must have potatoes as their main crop.
By using precision agriculture, the project aims to better manage and recognize the input costs of minerals and plant protection products, and output costs, the yield. The technology for this is available, but has hardly been used in practice. One of the techniques is site-specific administration. Within the project group, growers can exchange experiences with colleagues and companies from other regions.
Two parcels are selected for each participant, which are constantly shown for two seasons, in 2014 and 2015. The collected images and data are analyzed and compared with existing studies. From this follows an action plan for, for example, fertilization, structure improvement or moisture supply.

Source: http://www.boerenbusiness.nl/artikel/item/10841868/Zeeuwse-aardappeltelers-starten-met-remote-sensing