{"id":29451,"date":"2021-11-22T12:36:41","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T20:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.md7.com\/?post_type=perspectives&p=29451"},"modified":"2021-12-07T13:45:35","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T21:45:35","slug":"the-economic-benefits-of-broadband-and-5g-in-farming","status":"publish","type":"perspectives","link":"https:\/\/www.md7.com\/it\/perspectives\/the-economic-benefits-of-broadband-and-5g-in-farming\/","title":{"rendered":"The Economic Benefits of Broadband and 5G in Farming"},"content":{"rendered":"
When more farms use internet speeds up to 25 Mbps download\/3 Mbps upload, corn yields increase by 3.6 percent, and soybean yields by 3.8 percent.<\/p>\n
This statement is supported by the findings in an\u00a0FCC working paper written this year by Katharine LoPiccalo<\/a>.\u00a0In addition, the results show that the more farms are enabled with broadband internet speeds, overall operating expenses decrease by 2.4 percent.<\/p>\n Sensors using the IoT\u00a0above and below the ground can define when a crop is thirsty, detect disease before lesions appear on leaves, and guide when and how chemicals are applied.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cSensors offer more eyes in critical areas,\u201d\u00a0says Jesse Haecker<\/a>,\u00a0global planter, spraying, and nutrient applicator business manager for John Deere, in a recent article in\u00a0Successful Farming<\/em><\/a>. \u201cFor example, the 300 sensors on John Deere\u2019s self-propelled sprayers measure temperature, wind speed, ground speed, spray pressure, flow, and changes in terrain to direct chemical applications in varying conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n In cattle, sensors such as smart ear tags are used to gauge the health of animals, and IoT feeders have been shown to increase\u00a0milk yields in herds by 1%<\/a>\u00a0and<\/u>\u00a0improve milk quality by 20%<\/a>! Using these precision farming applications, the number of diseased cattle decreased by 6% compared to a herd without sensor tags. Most significantly, the\u00a0number of cows lost due to health problems was 24% lower<\/a>.<\/p>\n