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Re:How Computer Vision Is Changing Agriculture in 2023 by baremetal on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @08:21AM (#34594684)
>* Most farmers have zero interest in emissions, sustainability, soil quality etc. They don't think about anything past the next harvest.

I know quite a few farmers, and I also own a farm. We do have quite an interest in soil quality and sustainability. We understand you cannot tax the land over and over again and expect to have a good harvest 10 years from now. Crop rotation, soil testing, regenerative agriculture, and composting are big themes amongst the [industrial scale] farmers I know. I am a small fry, and those issues are even more important for me.

Big corporations that operate farms are another story however.

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Re:How Computer Vision Is Changing Agriculture in 2023 by jamarks13 on Friday February 03, 2023 @12:41PM (#34644770)
I feel like one of the coolest parts about AgTech, including computer vision, is how it is helping align economic incentives and climate/sustainability. It is making a lot of practices that are better for the environment the obvious choice!
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