The Power of a Connected Farm

The world’s population will increase by 2 billion over the next 30 years, reaching 9.7 billion by 2050, according to the UN. Everybody eats, so keeping our food supplies ample and prices reasonable are imperative for a healthy world. Digital technologies are our only hope to make that happen.

Crop production is one of the most useful functions of wireless technology. Internet solutions offer the ability to automate specific processes, such as fertilization and robotic harvesting. 5G speeds will enable driverless farm equipment; real-time animal monitoring with precision livestock farming (PLF) sensors is vital in determining the health of a cow, its milk production, and can monitor a pregnancy. Even more useful, sensor tags can keep the farmer abreast of each animal’s specific location and identity. Sensor tags generate a tremendous amount of data from each animal.

As populations rise with food prices, we must find solutions like those to keep our sources growing too. The rise of agriculture technology and precision-farming based on actionable real-time data is key to increasing yields and reducing costs.

What the German agriculture sector needs in order to access this potential is the necessary infrastructure, and the key to making digitized farms a reality is rural broadband. Rural communities require a combination of middle mile fiber and wireless to bridge the digital divide, and bring 5G speeds to farms, so: Let’s bring 5G wireless infrastructure to all of Germany.

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