Table 3 Average savings through GPS guidance systems
From: Energy savings by adopting precision agriculture in rural USA
Operations | Time saved (hours) | Time saved (%) | Fuel saved (gallons) | Fuel saved (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tillage | 18.8 | 6.25 | 188 | 6.44 |
Planting | 22.7 | 6.47 | 114 | 6.82 |
Spraying | 17.5 | 7.11 | 86.6 | 8.00 |
Harvesting | 6.00 | 4.33 | 46.7 | 4.00 |
Average total | 65.0 | 6.04 | 435 | 6.32 |