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Imagine a small fleet of automated tractors moving through a field, laying down soybeans or applying fertilizer to select grain sorghum plants. There's a lot more "science" than "fiction" in that scenario, and Dan Flippo, an associate professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, explains some of the emerging technology that both universities and private corporations are working that could revolutionize agriculture in the next 20-30 years, or less.