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 sunny 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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Precision ag lessons yield ‘aha’ moments
Jim Fitzgerald talks to three students in his Boone High School precision agriculture class while using equipment and curriculum provided by Iowa State University’s Digital Ag Innovation Lab.
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