How Data Can Make Us Better Farmers

September 8, 2022

When we talk about efficiency in agriculture, the conversation is often narrowly focused on yield and profit. While optimizing production and ensuring farmers earn a fair wage will always be priorities for us, we think it's time to expand this conversation.

Efficiency is important from a social and environmental lens, too. For example, understanding how we use water allows us to use less of it. Currently, agriculture accounts for 70% of global freshwater withdrawals, and at the same time, droughts are becoming more frequent and severe around the world. Conserving such a critical resource at the farm level can have an enormous impact on the surrounding community.

With Farm from a Box's data monitoring system, you can understand how your farm uses resources like water, fertilizer, and energy - not only helping you boost your yields, but reduce waste, lower your footprint, and protect nearby ecosystems.

Our data system also provides WiFi connectivity, turning your farm into a hotspot that can support your day-to-day admin work, educational programming, vocational training, and community engagement opportunities.

Farm data monitoring has some incredible advantages.

On a micro scale, the more information you have about your farm, the more informed decisions you can make to lower your operating costs and ensure your crop health. On a macro scale, data collection allows farmers to approach conservation as a collective and work together at a watershed-level to make decisions about conservation priorities.

Technological innovations shouldn't replace our traditional farming methods - they should enhance them. When we integrate technology into our existing systems with the intention of learning and becoming better farmers, we can build a food system that benefits both people and planet.

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