Linco-Precision in Nokomis, Ill., has recently started exploring the potential of autonomy in their customers’ operations. Precision specialist Jake Warford explains that their main focus at the moment is on the sod market, which requires a lot of labor-intensive tasks such as frequent mowing over large areas. However, Warford sees great potential for autonomy in row crop applications such as fertilizer and lime spreading, as well as cover crop planting.
Warford mentions using their autonomy kit to sow cover crops and wheat last year, illustrating the endless opportunities for automation in agriculture. The Sabanto autonomy kit offered by Linco-Precision follows a philosophy of “crawl, walk, run,” with Warford and his team currently in the walking phase, slowly implementing autonomy in various agricultural tasks.
Warford believes that the possibilities for autonomy in agriculture are vast and varied, and there is an application for it wherever it can be made to work. As precision technology continues to evolve, he is excited about the potential for automation to revolutionize the way farmers work and produce crops more efficiently.
