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Hands-on precision ag lessons yield ‘aha’ moments for students

Dave Roepke Iowa State University
Jun 25, 2026
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Students in Jim Fitzgerald's precision agriculture class at Boone High School participated this past school year in a program sponsored by Iowa State University's Digital Ag Innovation Lab that provides the equipment, software and curriculum to explore the digital technologies used in farming.

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Jim Fitzgerald, left, talks to three students in his Boone High School precision agriculture class while using the equipment, software and curriculum provided by a high school education program offered by Iowa State University's Digital Ag Innovation Lab.

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Dave Roepke Iowa State University

Students from Jim Fitzgerald’s precision agriculture class at Boone High School pushed a utility cart across one of the school’s athletic fields on a recent sunny spring morning, trying their best to roll along a straight but invisible line. Without assistance from the cart’s GPS-powered tools, it was a tough mark to hit.

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