Wireless Local Area Networking for Farm Operations and Farm Management

Abstract

High speed wireless data communication on farms has a large potential application which has already shown economical benefits in the two test farms where we have applied the technology. Because information is entered only once in hand-held devices connected wirelessly to the WLAN, transcription errors are minimized. Application maps which have been hand-carried by high-level technicians or professionals to the application equipment now can be transmitted directly to the equipment, saving significant amount of time and labor of high-level (high-cost) personnel. Similarly, data from the farm equipment can be transmitted directly to the farm base of operations at high speed saving time and money.