Smoke test: What is Smart Farming? It's The Future of Agriculture -- edited

{"id"=>2866, "level_no"=>1, "level_title"=>"New Section", "notes"=>"<p class=\"mantine-focus-auto Font_ibody2__YmHrs m_b6d8b162 mantine-Text-root\">The Internet of Things (IoT) has provided ways to improve nearly every industry imaginable. In agriculture, IoT has not only provided solutions to often time-consuming and tedious tasks but is totally changing the way we think about agriculture. What exactly is a smart farm, though? Here is a rundown of what smart farming is and how it's changing agriculture.</p>\n<h2 class=\"mantine-focus-auto Font_ih4__X2RG9 m_b6d8b162 mantine-Text-root __m__-r4p\">What is a Smart Farm?</h2>\n<p class=\"mantine-focus-auto Font_ibody2__YmHrs m_b6d8b162 mantine-Text-root\">Smart farming&nbsp;refers to managing farms using modern Information and communication technologies to increase the quantity and quality of products while optimizing the human labor required.</p>\n<p class=\"mantine-focus-auto Font_ibody2__YmHrs m_b6d8b162 mantine-Text-root\">Among the technologies available for present-day farmers are:</p>\n<ul class=\"m_abbac491 mantine-List-root\" data-with-padding=\"true\">\n<li class=\"m_abb6bec2 mantine-List-item Font_ibody2__YmHrs\">\n<div class=\"m_75cd9f71 mantine-List-itemWrapper\"><span class=\"mantine-List-itemLabel\"><strong>Sensors</strong>: soil, water, light, humidity, temperature management</span></div>\n</li>\n<li class=\"m_abb6bec2 mantine-List-item Font_ibody2__YmHrs\">\n<div class=\"m_75cd9f71 mantine-List-itemWrapper\"><span class=\"mantine-List-itemLabel\"><strong>Software</strong>:  specialized software solutions that target specific farm types or applications agnostic&nbsp;<a class=\"mantine-focus-auto m_849cf0da m_b6d8b162 mantine-Text-root mantine-Anchor-root\" href=\"https://www.iotforall.com/how-to-choose-the-best-iot-platform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-underline=\"hover\">IoT platforms</a></span></div>\n</li>\n<li class=\"m_abb6bec2 mantine-List-item Font_ibody2__YmHrs\">\n<div class=\"m_75cd9f71 mantine-List-itemWrapper\"><span class=\"mantine-List-itemLabel\"><strong>Connectivity</strong>:&nbsp;<a class=\"mantine-focus-auto m_849cf0da m_b6d8b162 mantine-Text-root mantine-Anchor-root\" href=\"https://www.iotforall.com/cellular-iot-explained-nb-iot-vs-lte-m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-underline=\"hover\">cellular</a>,&nbsp;<a class=\"mantine-focus-auto m_849cf0da m_b6d8b162 mantine-Text-root mantine-Anchor-root\" href=\"https://www.iotforall.com/making-connectivity-accessible-for-all-with-lora-and-lorawan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-underline=\"hover\">LoRa</a></span></div>\n</li>\n<li class=\"m_abb6bec2 mantine-List-item Font_ibody2__YmHrs\">\n<div class=\"m_75cd9f71 mantine-List-itemWrapper\"><span class=\"mantine-List-itemLabel\"><strong>Location</strong>: GPS, Satellite</span></div>\n</li>\n<li class=\"m_abb6bec2 mantine-List-item Font_ibody2__YmHrs\">\n<div class=\"m_75cd9f71 mantine-List-itemWrapper\"><span class=\"mantine-List-itemLabel\"><strong>Robotics</strong>: Autonomous tractors, processing facilities</span></div>\n</li>\n<li class=\"m_abb6bec2 mantine-List-item Font_ibody2__YmHrs\">\n<div class=\"m_75cd9f71 mantine-List-itemWrapper\"><span class=\"mantine-List-itemLabel\"><strong>Data analytics</strong>: standalone analytics solutions, data pipelines for downstream solutions</span></div>\n</li>\n</ul>", "challenge_id"=>2314, "created_at"=>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 09:30:37.481098000 UTC +00:00, "updated_at"=>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 09:30:37.481098000 UTC +00:00}