[HN Gopher] Solar Storms are disrupting farmer GPS systems durin...
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       Solar Storms are disrupting farmer GPS systems during critical
       planting time
        
       Author : rntn
       Score  : 7 points
       Date   : 2024-05-12 19:28 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.theverge.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.theverge.com)
        
       | rightbyte wrote:
       | I guess a missed harvest will offset any gain from using such a
       | complex system in the first place.
        
       | tedunangst wrote:
       | What happens to corn that's planted 48 hours too late?
        
         | JumpCrisscross wrote:
         | > _What happens to corn that 's planted 48 hours too late?_
         | 
         | Yields might be marginally lower. Across almost a billion
         | acres, that matters, albeit only at the margin.
        
       | SushiHippie wrote:
       | [dupe] Solar Storm Knocks Out Farmers' Tractor GPS Systems During
       | Peak Planting Season |
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40334391
        
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