[rmason]

Agree a lot more is possible with remote sensing. I worked with it in ag in 80's and 90's, the biggest problems were:

1. Price was to high for the value we could offer

2. 40% chance we wouldn't get a usable image of the field due to cloud cover

3. Its one data point, you can see a problem but can't always figure out what's wrong.

I'm really hopeful for drones that can operate below the cloud cover and AI that can take bare soil images, tile maps, soil tests and provide a more intelligent answer for fixing the problems.

What the farmer wants is a prescription with a shot at a decent ROI.