Broadcast Newsline: December 3, 2003

Mississippi farmer Kenneth Hood provides an update on the development of precision agriculture technology and its value in cotton production.

Perthshire, Mississippi, farmer Kenneth Hood provides an update on the development of precision agriculture technology and its value in cotton production.

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Hood says with the rapid development of technology, the uses of variable rate applications through precision agriculture are more practical than ever.

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Variable rate technology is available in a number of crop management applications, Hood says.

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Hood sees three major areas of savings with the use of variable rate technology.

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A more uniform crop with better yield and quality is achievable with precision agriculture, Hood says.

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A symposium focusing on current precision ag production systems will be held January 6 at the 2004 Beltwide Cotton Conferences in San Antonio, Texas.

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