Agritourism - GPS Crop Mazes

Precision Agriculture can be applied to the creation of crop mazes which are popular agritourism attractions. Mazes can be constructed manually or with GPS technologies. Crop mazes are one type of agritourism employed by farms as a source of revenue. Many effective mazes have been constructed by growers using manual measurement and layout in the field however, it is a time consuming and expensive process.

GPS has been used to create many crop mazes in North Carolina. Using GPS technology greatly reduces the time required to layout and install a maze but it doesn't make the process any less expensive. This is due to the added cost of GPS equipment. However, these costs are quickly recovered in the construction time saved and the application of GPS equipment purchases to other aspects of farming.

Farmers interested in generating income from constructing a crop maze should consider the equipment costs as well as other business aspect of operating a maze.

This Mazes Design Article shows you how Dr. Roberson used a GPS system to design a maze. To learn about different kinds of maze designs you can make see Types of Maze Designs.

Extension Publication

Creating Crop Mazes with GPS is a publication explaining the basics of using GPS technology to create a crop maze.

The NCSU Wolf Pack mascot logo (below) is cut into corn field on Volmer Farm in Bunn, NC. This was the first GPS field cut by Dr. Roberson and his team.

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