Table 4 Average savings through autosteering systems
From: Energy savings by adopting precision agriculture in rural USA
Operation | Time saved (hours) | Time saved (%) | Fuel saved (gallons) | Fuel saved (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tillage | 16.9 | 4.7 | 217 | 5.14 |
Planting | 25.5 | 6.29 | 116 | 5.8 |
Spraying | 23.0 | 6.33 | 59.9 | 5.38 |
Harvesting | 10.0 | 5.67 | 100 | 5.00 |
Average total | 75.4 | 5.75 | 493 | 5.33 |