Maisfeld becomes a breathtaking greeting card for rifle kings!

Maisfeld becomes a breathtaking greeting card for rifle kings!

Christoph Bode, the rifle king from Drentwede, has come up with something very special in the past few weeks. On his corn field, he sown a huge pattern with arrows and a target - a creative message to the rifle kings and young shooters, which in the news of ndr . The field lies between his own house and that of his neighbor, the young shooter king Jonas Künning. The idea came after his remarkable royal shot in the marquee of the shooting festival.

Bode was inspired by other farmers and planned the creative pattern with Google Maps. A GPS service provider took the data and translated it into a control program for the seeder. As a result, the design from the air is clearly recognizable, even if it may not immediately catch the eye on the ground. The plants on the edges of the field benefit from more light and develop splendidly - this does not affect the harvest in autumn. Bode and Künning are pleased with the positive response to their project. On Monday, a new rifle and youth king will be shot as part of the shooting festival, while the colorful cornfeld is preserved until the harvest.

technology in agriculture

But what does the creative corn field have to do with modern agriculture? Quite simply: digitization also finds its way into rural areas. More and more farmers are relying on computer and satellite-controlled tractors who, thanks to precise software, calculate the optimal amounts of seeds and fertilizers. This is made possible by the use of satellite cards that show the yields and growth conditions exactly, as in a contribution by ARD Mediathek is emphasized.

In addition, technology teams are working on developing robots that are equipped with artificial intelligence and can automate various field work, so that farmers are increasingly acting as operators who only have to intervene sporadically. Possible visions for the future include small robotic lawnmowers that work in the swarm and could contribute to ecological agriculture by plucking mechanically weeds and reducing the use of pesticides.

innovations in the competition

Another exciting aspect of modern agriculture is the competitions with field robots. At the latest event, where teams have their robots compete against each other, the robot "Robin" in particular was put into the spotlight. He is one of the loudest robots in competition and, the colleagues from Deutschlandfunk Kultur , did not simply have it. The curves in the corn series were a challenge for the control. While the competition produced tensions in the team, the Braunschweig team was able to achieve second place with a different robot model. The first place went to the Finnish team with their robot "4m". Vesa Poutiainen from TU Helsinki reported on the many hours that you have invested in the 19 kilogram machine with the aim of developing humanless combine harvesters in the future. So innovation spirit seems to be very important in the region.

This is how the digital revolution moves into agriculture with great steps and brings together creative minds and innovative technologies. While Christoph Bodes Maisfeld serves as a creative invitation for the shooting festival, the competition for the best robots shows that the future of agriculture can not only be fruitful, but also exciting.