Precision ag pioneer advocates variable rate technology
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Visiting UK farmer Clive Blacker became a precision ag pioneer after looking to manage the variability in his soils. He tells Alison Stewart that having a sensor tool on his tractor cab, that enables him to apply variable rate nitrogen to his crops, is benefiting his farm and the environment.
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