Precision agriculture '13

Precision agriculture '13
Author: John V. Stafford
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 770
Release: 2013-09-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9086867782

Precision agriculture is now 'main stream' in agriculture and is playing a key role as the industry comes to terms with the environment, market forces, quality requirements, traceability, vehicle guidance and crop management. Research continues to be necessary and needs to be reported and disseminated to a wide audience. This book contains peer reviewed papers presented at the 9th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, held in Lleida, Spain. The papers reflect the wide range of disciplines that impinge on precision agriculture: technology, crop science, soil science, agronomy, information technology, decision support, remote sensing and others. The broad range of research topics reported will be a valuable resource for researchers, advisors, teachers and professionals in agriculture long after the conference has finished.

Precision Agriculture Basics

Precision Agriculture Basics
Author: D. Kent Shannon
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2020-01-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0891183663

With the growing popularity and availability of precision equipment, farmers and producers have access to more data than ever before. With proper implementation, precision agriculture management can improve profitability and sustainability of production. Precision Agriculture Basics is geared at students, crop consultants, farmers, extension workers, and practitioners that are interested in practical applications of site-specific agricultural management. Using a multidisciplinary approach, readers are taught to make data-driven on-farm decisions using the most current knowledge and tools in crop science, agricultural engineering, and geostatistics. Precision Agriculture Basics also features a stunning video glossary including interviews with agronomists on the job and in the field.

Precision Agriculture Technology for Crop Farming

Precision Agriculture Technology for Crop Farming
Author: Qin Zhang
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2015-10-15
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1000218988

This book provides a review of precision agriculture technology development, followed by a presentation of the state-of-the-art and future requirements of precision agriculture technology. It presents different styles of precision agriculture technologies suitable for large scale mechanized farming; highly automated community-based mechanized production; and fully mechanized farming practices commonly seen in emerging economic regions. The book emphasizes the introduction of core technical features of sensing, data processing and interpretation technologies, crop modeling and production control theory, intelligent machinery and field robots for precision agriculture production.

Precision Agriculture for Sustainability and Environmental Protection

Precision Agriculture for Sustainability and Environmental Protection
Author: Margaret Oliver
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2013-11-20
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1136468242

Precision agriculture (PA) involves the application of technologies and agronomic principles to manage spatial and temporal variation associated with all aspects of agricultural production in order to improve crop performance and environmental quality. The focus of this book is to introduce a non-specialist audience to the the role of PA in food security, environmental protection, and sustainable use of natural resources, as well as its economic benefits. The technologies covered include yield monitors and remote sensing, and the key agronomic principles addressed are the optimal delivery of fertilizers, water and pesticides to crops only when and where these are required. As a result, it is shown that both food production and resource efficiency can be maximized, without waste or damage to the environment, such as can occur from excessive fertilizer or pesticide applications. The authors of necessity describe some technicalities about PA, but the overall aim is to introduce readers who are unfamiliar with PA to this very broad subject and to demonstrate the potential impact of PA on the environment and economy. Chapter 3 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 3.0 license.

Precision Agriculture '21

Precision Agriculture '21
Author: John V. Stafford
Publisher: Brill Wageningen Academic
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021
Genre: Conference proceedings
ISBN: 9789086863631

Precision agriculture is a reality in agriculture and is playing a key role as the industry comes to terms with the environment, market forces, quality requirements, traceability, vehicle guidance and crop management. Research continues to be necessary, and needs to be reported and disseminated to a wide audience. These proceedings contain reviewed papers presented at the 13th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, held in Budapest, Hungary. The papers reflect the wide range of disciplines that impinge on precision agriculture - technology, crop science, soil science, agronomy, information technology, decision support, remote sensing and others. The broad range of research topics reported will be a valuable resource for researchers, advisors, teachers and professionals in agriculture long after the conference has finished.

Precision Agriculture for Grain Production Systems

Precision Agriculture for Grain Production Systems
Author: Brett Whelan
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2013-04-10
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0643107495

Precision Agriculture (PA) is an approach to managing the variability in production agriculture in a more economic and environmentally efficient manner. It has been pioneered as a management tool in the grains industry, and while its development and uptake continues to grow amongst grain farmers worldwide, a broad range of other cropping industries have embraced the concept. This book explains general PA theory, identifies and describes essential tools and techniques, and includes practical examples from the grains industry. Readers will gain an understanding of the magnitude, spatial scale and seasonality of measurable variability in soil attributes, plant growth and environmental conditions. They will be introduced to the role of sensing systems in measuring crop, soil and environment variability, and discover how this variability may have a significant impact on crop production systems. Precision Agriculture for Grain Production Systems will empower crop and soil science students, agronomy and agricultural engineering students, as well as agronomic advisors and farmers to critically analyse the impact of observed variation in resources on crop production and management decisions.

Precision Farming

Precision Farming
Author: Premjit Sharma
Publisher: Gene-Tech Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007-11
Genre: Agricultural informatics
ISBN: 9788189729622

Precision Farming Is An Emerging, Important Hi-Tech Approach To Agricultural Practices Which Promises To Revolutionise The Sector Of Agriculture. This New Technology Enables Farmers To Create Finely Detained Maps Of Forms That Describe Important Characteristics, Such As Fertilizer Requirements, By A Specific Location Of The Field. This Book Not Only Introduces The Reader To The Technology Of Precision Farming, It Presents, A Broad Overview Of Its Concepts And The Tools Of This Systems. It Also Closely Studies The Mobility Of This Option And Considers Economic, Environmental And Other Considerations. With A Comprehensive Insight Into The Subject, The Book Should Prove To Be An Interesting Read To The Reader. Contents Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Status Of Precision Agriculture; Chapter 3: Precision Farming Technologies; Chapter 4: Understanding Gis; Chapter 5: Affordable Opportunities For Precision Farming; Chapter 6: Precision Agriculture And Environmental Quality; Chapter 7: Water Management For Precision Farming; Chapter 8: Point Sampling; Chapter 9: Soil Sampling For Precision Farming; Chapter 10: Remote Sensing And Precision Agriculture; Chapter 11: Economics Of Precision Agriculture; Chapter 12: Small Sector Precision Farming; Chapter 13: Comprehensive Precision Farming; Chapter 14: Public Involvement In Precision Agriculture.

Practical Mathematics for Precision Farming

Practical Mathematics for Precision Farming
Author: David E. Clay
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2020-01-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0891183612

As the public and producers becomes more aware of the environmental and economic benefits of precision farming, there has been increased demand for quality training to accurately evaluate spatial variability within fields. Practical Mathematics in Precision Farming provides hand-on training and examples for certified crop consultants (CCAs), farmers, crop consultants, and students (both undergraduate and graduate) on how to conduct to conduct and analyze on-farm studies, write simple programs, use precision techniques to scout for pests and collect soil samples, develop management zones, determine the cost of production, assess the environmental consequences of precision techniques, understand soil test results, and develop site-specific nutrient and plant population algorithms. Using real agronomic examples, the reader is taught the crucial task of managing products and inputs for application at the right rate, place, and time.

Sensing Approaches for Precision Agriculture

Sensing Approaches for Precision Agriculture
Author: Ruth Kerry
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 425
Release: 2021-11-23
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3030784312

Sensing Approaches for Precision Agriculture aims to bring together the ‘state of the art’ of the most popular sensing techniques and the current state of research on the application of sensors in Precision Agriculture (PA). Sensing is of great value in PA because it provides cheap and immediate data for management. This book gives a broad overview of sensing in PA and a coherent introduction for new professionals and research scientists. Readers are introduced to the potential applications of a range of different sensors, how they should be used properly and their limitations for use in PA. Chapters on specific topics and case studies provide depth and enable implementation of the methods by users. A general introduction about sensing techniques in PA is followed by Chapters 2–9 on the most important specific techniques in sensing and Chapters 10–13 include mini-case studies, each showing cutting-edge applications for different sensing methods. Finally, there is an Epilogue on how we expect sensors and analysis to develop.

Handbook of Precision Agriculture

Handbook of Precision Agriculture
Author: Ancha Srinivasan
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 734
Release: 2006-09-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1482277964

A thorough, critical, and up-to-date look at precision farming around the world In most developing countries, farming is the best safety net against hunger and keeping production costs under control without sacrificing crop yield is essential for survival. The Handbook of Precision Agriculture presents up-to-date research, field studies,