Precision Agriculture

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Instead of kicking back during the winter, many farmers are now keeping busy ?at the computer. They’re using global positioning systems to do what’s called “precision agriculture,” which uses satellite coordinates to help map their fields. As Minnesota Public Radio’s Jeff Horwich reports the use of this technology is helping to make planting crops a precise science.

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