CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. – Jewell Wallin and Rue Running tinker with wires, code and computers while hunched over a table at the Chippewa Falls High School. Soon the wires are transmitting information about a plant’s soil health – from a cactus they’d taken from a windowsill.
Jewell Wallin uses sensors hooked to a plant to detect its soil health, including moisture, light, pH and nutrient levels, at Chippewa Falls High School.
Rue Running works with new technology used to gauge soil health through student-coded sensors that relay information from a plant to a computer.
Chippewa Falls High School students work with new technology used to gauge soil health through student-coded sensors that relay information from a plant to a computer.
Cheri Bortleson with Microsoft says the essence of FarmBeats for Students is taking ag-industry technology and innovation that exists today, and then thinking about how to break that down and introduce that to students in the classroom.
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Students in Jeanna Burgan’s plant and soil-science class show FarmBeats for Students sensor technology by Microsoft.
Students in Chippewa Falls are learning new precision-agricultural skills using sensor technology and drones. Ryan Schutte says he was able to use his knowledge of agriculture drones in class.
The plow signifies progress. The plow also signifies labor and tillage of the soil, along with a symbol of our country’s strength. The eagle symbolizes freedom. The eagle also is a symbol used to represent exploring new ways in FFA. The owl represents the knowledge necessary to be knowledgeable in agriculture.
Students in Chippewa Falls are learning new precision-agricultural skills using sensor technology and drones.
