John Deere Tractor: Sustainable Farming Future
Precision Agriculture: A Technological Leap with Trade-offs John Deere's precision farming technologies, such as GPS-guided planting and variable-rate technology (VRT) for fertilizer and pesticide application, offer significant potential for resource optimization. These systems enable farmers to precisely target inputs, minimizing waste and maximizing yields. Farmers using these technologies report substantial improvements in efficiency and profitability, leading to less wasted fertilizer (meaning less water pollution) and reduced water usage. However, some experts argue that these technologies primarily address the symptoms of unsustainable farming practices—like optimizing fertilizer use within a monoculture system—rather than the root causes, such as soil depletion inherent to monoculture farming....