Which Ag Technology Is Most Popular with U.S. Vegetable Growers?
Results from American Vegetable Grower’s annual State of the Industry grower survey are in and tabulated, reports Growing Produce. When it comes to technology adoption at the grower level, the numbers indicate that it remains a bit of a mixed bag at the moment.
Year over year technology adoption (360 total responses, up from 293 in 2019) remains relatively flat with a slight decrease, as 43% of growers indicated they will use some form of precision tools to produce a crop this year as opposed to the 47% that answered that same question affirmatively in 2019.
Specifically, weather monitoring/prediction software (40%), auto steer (39%), and GPS guidance (38%) remain the most popular precision tools being used today in the specialty grower market. At the other end of the spectrum are technologies like remote connectivity for equipment troubleshooting (4%), data telemetry systems (5%), and logistics software (6%). Drones for scouting, always a hot topic among growers, came in at 18% among respondents, while spray drones will be used by just 9% of the audience in 2020.
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