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February, 2006 Agriculture Network Growing in Northwest Ohio During the winter months in Northwest Ohio, many think of agriculture as slowing down a little. The wheat is dormant, crops are in the bins, and equipment is tucked away in the barns. While it may seem that livestock are the only thing growing this time of year, a new aspect of agriculture is seeing a tremendous rate of gain in the area. Precision Agriculture in Northwest Ohio is growing at the speed of “real-time”…Real-Time Kinetics that is, otherwise known as RTK. This past December a group of agricultural producers in Henry Country joined together to form Tri-State RTK Network, LLC. Tri-State RTK Network, LLC is a Global Positioning System (GPS), Real-Time Kinetics (RTK) signal transmission network serving the agricultural market in Northwest Ohio, Northeast Indiana, and Southeast Michigan. Precision farming, using GPS technology has quickly become a common part of production agriculture in various applications. RTK is the most accurate form of GPS technology currently available providing users with one inch repeatable accuracy. Tri-State RTK Network transmits a signal that agricultural operations can subscribe to which will allow their properly equipped tractors, sprayers, and combines to conduct highly detailed precision agriculture operations. More common GPS technology with the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) utilizing light bars for steering guidance provides 6-12 inch accuracy. This is currently used in many chemical spray and fertilizer applications. The RTK level of accuracy allows producers to utilize the greatest degree of precision agriculture accuracy up to auto-steering technology. Common farming practices that would utilize this level include: tillage, planting, spraying and spreading, row cultivating, harvesting, strip-tillage, drip tape placement, bedding, ridging, and listing. For annual subscriptions available for agricultural producers and agribusinesses, or for more information phone Tri-State RTK Network, LLC at: (419) 966-7181 |
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Tri-State RTK Network LLC.
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