Precision Agriculture Basics [Paperback]

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.Front matter i

Chapter 1 - An Introduction to Precision Agriculture
D. Kent Shannon, David E. Clay, and Kenneth A. Sudduth 1

Chapter 2 - Understanding and Identify Variability
Newell R. Kitchen and S.A. Clay 13

Chapter 3 - Satellite-based Positioning Systems for Precision Agriculture
Timothy Stombaugh 25

Chapter 4 - Basics of Geographic Information System
Terry Brase 37

Chapter 5 - Yield Monitoring and Mapping
John P. Fulton, Elizabeth Hawkins, Randy Taylor, and Aaron Franzen 63

Chapter 6 - Soil Variability Measurement and Management
David W. Franzen 79

Chapter 7 - Pest Measurement and Management
Sharon A. Clay, B.W. French, and F.M. Mathew 93

Chapter 8 - Remote Sensing for Site-Specific Plant Management
Richard Ferguson and Donald Rundquist 103

Chapter 9 - Proximal Soil and Crop Sensing&l£ž