Sunday, November 8, 2009

From Space To Soil, Farmers Enlist Satellites For More Bountiful Harvests

A Better View of Soil NASA Earth Observatory

From Popular Science:

There was a time when a farmer simply tasted a clump of dirt to tell the fecundity of the soil. Now, a wide range of chemical analysis help instruct farmers on the optimal mix of fertilizer, pesticide and water. However, tests on soil samples are expensive and time consuming, and few farmers can afford to waste either time or money. And that's where the satellite imaging comes in.

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