Technology is helping farmers use land and fertilizer more strategically. Sometimes, the best practice is no chemicals at all.
The large drone zoomed low over a field of corn at Sandborn Farms in Portland, Mich., spraying fertilizer with strategic precision. Its path was based on reams of data that indicated which parts of the field could use a late-summer nutrient boost and… [4876 chars]
Source: The New York Times | Published: 2025-09-23T00:33:33Z
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