smart farming, benefits of smart farming, applications of IoT in agriculture, greenhouse automation, precision farming, drone deployment, livestock
WHAT IS SMART FARMING?
Smart farming involves the integration of advanced technologies into
existing farming practices to increase production efficiency and
the quality of agricultural products.
Benefits of IoT in smart farming
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Plenty of data can be collected by smart agriculture sensors. The
collected data can be used to track the performance, equipment efficiency,
etc.
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Better control over the internal processes helps to lower production
risks.
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Effective cost management and waste reduction can see any
inconsistency in crop growth.
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High product quality and good volumes. Better maintenance with higher
standards in the quality of crop and automate the growth capacity.
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Lowers environmental impact of farming.
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Improves product quality, nutrients, and taste.
APPLICATIONS OF IoT IN AGRICULTURE FOR SMART FARMING
Internet of Things keeps the agriculture sector connected to the world to
create smart solutions. The wireless temperature sensors help grow crops
by gaining control over crops and resources by leveraging the right IoT
solution. Water monitoring systems and
Soil parameter monitoring systems can help farmers make more
informed decisions to achieve higher crop yields, better quality
procedures, and save costs by reducing the use of fertilizers and
pesticides. Sensors will capture real-time data to enable accurate
forecasting, build predictive and preventive models to improve and
maintain the quality and consistency of crops. This is the most thriving
technology in recent time.
Dairy Operations
IoTs applications advanced technology arrive with wearable devices. that
collect health-related data by monitoring the cattle’s activity daily.
‘Datamars’ and ‘Fitbark’ are among the leading manufacturers of animal
devices.
Weather Prediction
Monitoring weather conditions through IoT immensely benefits agriculture.
The sensor named ‘Mark’ is currently the only one known in the
market. It combines weather and plant measurements.
Greenhouse Automation
IoT allows weather stations to automatically adjust weather conditions as
per the specific set of instructions to make a smart greenhouse.
1.
IoT embedded systems track the greenhouse and control the
climate. Thus eliminating the necessity of human intervention.
2.
Reduces production loss, energy loss, and labor cost.
‘Grolink’
and ‘PharmaP’ offer the best IoT agricultural products with these
capabilities.
Benefits of Smart Greenhouses
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Maintain ideal micro-climate
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Enhance irrigation and fertilization practices
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Control infection and avoid disease
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Prevent thefts and improve security
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Enhance chemical and resource-use efficiency.
Smart Logistics and Warehousing
Smart logistics and warehousing system gives complete control and
visibility over overproduction and stock effectively.
Soil Health Monitoring
Accurately measures various parameters in the soil such as temperature,
water content, oxygen level, water-absorbing capacity, etc. Sensors placed
near the plants allow continuous monitoring of the crop. It collects
useful soil information over a while to track and predict
irrigation requirements. The farmer can immediately check the status of
the crop on his mobile and receive alerts when sensitive points are
reached.
Monitoring Climatic Conditions
Accurately predict the weather conditions and avoid significant financial
loss. It enables farmers to monitor weather conditions accurately and in
real-time.
Monitor Grain storage
Grain storage is a required component of the crop production supply
chain. ‘TeleSense’ is a real-time food safety monitoring that
developed a sensor ball that is kept on a heap of crop products.
Pest Management
Pests are a real challenge on the farms. IoT helps farmers to address
crop safety challenges with more precision and enhance productivity.
Rentokil is using this latest IoT-enabled pest control
technology.
Precision Farming
Precision farming is a technology used to make accurate and efficient
data-based decisions with precise data. It makes the agriculture process
more accurate and controlled by smart applications. CropX develops
IoT soil sensors to measure temperature, electrical conductivity, and soil
moisture. It reduces waste and enhances productivity by optimizing
fertilizer use to increase the efficiency of farm vehicle routes.
Robotic Weeding
Robotics have shaped agriculture practices beyond recognition. The robot
works by running in the field without human intervention. It involves
fertilizing, spraying, crop harvesting robots, planting and seeding
machines. E.g. Tertill, RIPPA, Hortibot, Swagbot, ASTERIX, AgBot II, Blue
River LettuceBot2, ecoRobotix, etc.
GPS/ SNSS
GPS/ SNSS assists the farmer with tasks ranging from soil sampling to
accurate planting, through the creation of yield maps to crop
scouting.
Farmer management software
Farm management software allows you to benefit from interactive maps, easy and efficient data collection while infield, product and pest information, and much more.
Drone Deployment
Drones are increasingly being used to monitor farmland. They help
identify problems and improve the overall yield and field-insightful
information in another growth area. The drone system called Scout is
designed for remote missions.
1.
Helps in farm surveying, crop dusting, and spraying which otherwise
consumes a lot of manual effort on the ground.
2.
Farmers can get an aerial view of the entire field and identify
irrigation problems, soil variation, pests, and fungal infections.
Livestock Management
Using IoT the farmers are capable of monitoring their livestock’s health
and feed delivery. It is effective in preventing the unwanted death of
livestock animals.
1.
Farmers get notified about animals' vitals with the help of electronic
smart bands attached to them.
2.
Help in tracking the location of the animals if they get lost.
3.
Notifies the farmer when the cattle are ready for labor, which promotes
successful births.
Cavli is the leading name in this domain, providing IoT-enabled livestock
wearables.
Fleet of Agribots
Agricultural robots or Agribot is a robot that performs agricultural
activities and autonomously monitors the field. A herd of specialized
Agribots sends to crops, weeding, fertilizing, and harvesting. Using IoT
and wireless sensor network farm monitoring and intruder detection
operations can be supported.
Smart Tractor’s
Smart tractors connected with the cloud and control directions from
sensors and drones. Global Positioning System (GPS) is used to navigate
the specific locations and also better control of automatic steering
system. Optimized route planning reduces soil erosion, reduced labor
costs, and saves fuel energy.
Autonomous self-driving tractors, adaptive irrigation systems, and animal
welfare monitoring systems are possible with IoT technology. Smart
factories that use the industrial internet of things (IIoT) with the help
of analytics and automation systems. IIoT helps in tracking goods in
real-time, inventory management, and automated delivery system.



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