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Tariffs imperil US–Canada precision agriculture | Science
Precision agriculture encompasses a data-driven suite of sensors, artificial intelligence (AI) analytics, and GPS-guided machinery that reduces fertilizer and pesticide inputs, increases yields, and boosts climate resilience (1). These tools deliver substantial environmental benefits by cutting agricultural runoff, economic gains through improved efficiency, and health advantages by reducing chemical exposure. In North America, farmers’ access to and ability to afford precision agriculture technology depend on the free movement of its components across the US–Canada border (2). The recent tariffs and retaliatory tariffs have disrupted the flow of goods and raised prices, threatening the expansion of precision agriculture in the US and Canada.