During their visit to the town of Pontiac, the contingent of Argentine producers, led by Agroeducación, visited the Precision Planting Technology Institute (PTI) to learn about the developments in which the firm -dedicated to precision agriculture- is currently working on. The field, which has more than 120 plots for experimentation, has a circuit that allows for the tour of different demonstration stations. One of the most outstanding showed the effects of applying hydrogel in the plots as a way to retain moisture in the soil. It is a biodegradable polymer that is applied together with the seeds, as well as a micronutrient, at a depth of five centimeters. The trial, which will be developed over a period of three years, contemplates the use of about 60 kilos of hydrogel per hectare, whose cost is around 59 dollars. With the aim of making it accessible to producers, Precision Planting is working with the USDA to reduce its cost. Another of the stations visited allowed the producers ...