The global footprint of the major players in agricultural products encourages the development of products that fit the safety constraints of all major markets. These regulatory requirements along with screening targets drive the discovery and development process. A global testing footprint and new technologies generate a comprehensive activity data set that can make precise farm level product recommendations. Digital platforms, such as Climate, currently enable farmers to track everything from equipment oil changes to seed selection and planting density. In the future, such systems will integrate all agricultural inputs and capture risk models for pests, diseases and environmental predictions. Field level stewardship requirements and best management practices could be implemented on the fly, informed by landscape features and onboard sensors. Germ plasm improvement will address large scale agricultural challenges while smaller needs will be flexibly fulfilled by chemistry and biological solutions. Equipment automation will decrease farmer costs and further customize and target solutions. These changes will increase on farm productivity while driving down application and input costs.   <br/>Examples will include: details around the number of plots deployed across field testing within Bayer and how plots are targeted to answer specific regional questions. The analytics utilized in selecting lines within the breeding program. UAVs and remote sensing and their potential deployment opportunities on farms. Timelines and costs around product development and how this drives the development of technology and investment on targets. <br/>

Agricultural consolidation and digitization: Future development landscape

2019 Fall National Meeting

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