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Satellite technology aims to bring precision farming to more growers

Government-backed satellite technology could make precision farming more accessible to smaller and remote farms by providing crop and soil data where conventional internet connectivity is limited. James Huyton reports.

James Huyton
Machinery and Farm Technology Specialist
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Farmer Charlie鈥檚 GAUFF project combines low-cost sensors with satellite and mobile connectivity to provide real-time crop, soil and environmental data in areas with limited internet coverage.
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Farmer Charlie鈥檚 GAUFF project combines low-cost sensors with satellite and mobile connectivity to provide real-time crop, soil and environmental data in areas with limited internet coverage.

UK agri-tech company Farmer Charlie is developing a low-cost sensor system which combines satellite and mobile connectivity to provide farmers and growers with real-time information on crops, soils and...

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