tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post1741137189077146290..comments2024-03-28T12:01:08.192-06:00Comments on The Blog Fodder: Pictures of Wheat Farming in KazakhstanThe Blog Fodderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-53212823474922514552011-08-17T00:12:49.777-06:002011-08-17T00:12:49.777-06:00Satellite monitoring, GPS and laser guidance syste...Satellite monitoring, GPS and laser guidance systems will make these huge farms management competitive with small hands-on units. After several years of data, the computer will know every square meter of every field. Inputs will be adjusted automatically on the go to optimize productivity, reducing fertilizer and pesticide/herbicide usage even further, putting exactly what is needed where it is The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-68478473924509444212011-08-16T21:46:47.002-06:002011-08-16T21:46:47.002-06:00It will be interesting to see when the day comes w...It will be interesting to see when the day comes when all of this will be done remotely. That all a farmer will have to do is monitor the process on a computer screen. I do see that day coming with GPS, lazer guidance systems etc. They now have a lawnmower that will do just that with no human assistance.Demeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935263659097273535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-5423662385799180692011-08-16T05:25:48.258-06:002011-08-16T05:25:48.258-06:00Recently watched an episode of the BBC show 'T...Recently watched an episode of the BBC show 'Top Gear' in which they mounted a plow on a combine and took it to Norway to plow snow. It worked pretty good, but as usual the guys managed to screw things up. They did open a road that had been closed for the winter and hadn't been plowed.Kulkurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09198195648066700925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-32277611166511047412011-08-15T12:32:04.066-06:002011-08-15T12:32:04.066-06:00Looks like flat prairies similar to here and it so...Looks like flat prairies similar to here and it sounds like similar climate. <br /><br />Pass on a happy birthday greeting to Tanya from Elaine and I. <br /> <br /> DavidDC Powerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00744278852877941486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-21882522457464935522011-08-14T16:59:01.163-06:002011-08-14T16:59:01.163-06:00An interesting explanation of the process. I'm...An interesting explanation of the process. I'm not surprised by the challenges with Russian combines; age and technology are both problems.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.com