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Precision Agriculture

Precion agriculture using global positioning system.Precision Agriculture
USDA. NAL. Water Quality Information Center.
Offers a dynamic search of the NAL catalog (AGRICOLA) article citations on precision agriculture from 1996. An earlier version covers 1984-1996.

 Precision Agriculture
USDA. NAL. Water Quality Information Center.
Searches WQIC database of Online Publications Covering Water and Agriculture for precision agriculture and related concepts.
Using GPS for water quality studies in a watershed.

Precision Agriculture and Environmental Quality: Challenges for Research and Education (PDF | 87 KB)
USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service; National Arbor Day Foundation.
Discusses agricultural practices "that either reduce inputs or apply inputs at times when there is less risk of offsite movement -- specifically those having a positive impact on environmental quality."

 Precision Farming: In Focus
USDA. Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service.
"Emphasizes the use of data and emerging technologies to synthesize and deliver decision tools that improve profitability to all agricultural and forestry enterprises, regardless of size or ownership."
Mapping a field with global position system technology.Global Positioning System (GPS)
USDA. National Cartography and Geospatial Center.
Provides support for Global Positioning System (GPS) technology and applications.
 Intelligent Archive Visionary Use Case:
Precision Agriculture Scenario (PDF | 240 KB)

NASA. Goddard Space Flight Center; Global Science and Technology, Inc.
"A case study exploring precision agriculture from the perspective of the consumer or 'enduser' giving special attetion to data and information services useful in precision agriculture involving an individual farm. Additional stakeholder viewpoints on requirements include agribusiness, various government agencies, and research communities."
 Precision Agriculture
NASA. Global Hydrology and Climate Center.
Offers introductory material on the use of precision agriculture describing NASA's contributions.
Instruments used for precision agriculture inside a tractor cab.

KSU Precision Agriculture
Kansas State University Research and Extension.
"Helping producers implement precision agiculture technology by expanding the capability of researchers to conduct replicated, commercial-scale, on-farm research; and by developing efficient and accurate methods to document farming practices to demonstrate compliance with programs and regulations."

 NESPAL Precision Agriculture
University of Georgia. National Environmentally Sound Production Agriculture Laboratory.
"Focused on precision water applications, aerial imagery and new sensing technologies for yield monitoring and pest detection."
 Precision Agriculture Center
University of Minnesota.
Offers research, outreach, and education covering "spatial and temporal variability in crop yield and quality, soil and landscape attributes, and precision crop management practices."
 Site-Specific Management Center
Purdue University. College of Agriculture.
"Develops and disseminates information about site-specific management methods that are profitable and practical for agricultural producers and those who supply inputs or process products."
 Precision Farming: A New Approach to Crop Management (PDF | 236 KB)
Texas Agricultural Extension Service.
Defines the "management strategy that employs detailed, site specific information to precisely manage production inputs."
Potash and Phosphate Institute logo. Site-Specific Management Guidelines
Potash and Phosphate Institute.
A series to provide a mechanism to assemble expert knowledge in a timely fashion on site-specific management in a form useful to farmers and their advisers.
Last Modified: Wednesday, 03-Dec-2008 17:21:55 EST

 
Agricultural Environmental Management
    Manure Management
    Pest Management
    Precision Agriculture
See Also
    ARS Genetics and Precision Agriculture Research Unit
    ARS Soil and Water Conservation Research Unit
    ARS Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory
    ARS Cropping Systems and Water Quality Research Unit
    ARS Water Conservation Laboratory
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