Precision Farming: A Comprehensive Approach
Precision Farming (PF), also referred to as precision agriculture or variable rate technology, is the process used to vary management of crop production across a field. Midwestern farmers have been...
View ArticlePrecision Farming Tools: GPS Navigation
For a review of the principles of GPS to locate specific field points, refer to this GPS Tutorial (Trimble Navigation Limited, 2008). GPS and associated navigation systems are used in many types of...
View ArticlePrecision Farming Tools: Yield Monitor
Using yield monitors is the first step many producers take in precision farming (Precision Farming: A Comprehensive Approach, Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) publication 442-500). A yield monitor,...
View ArticlePrecision Farming Tools: Global Positioning System (GPS)
Precision Farming. Modern agricultural management practices are changing from assuming homogenous fields to attempting to address field variability by dividing the field into smaller zones and managing...
View ArticlePrecision Farming Tools: Soil Electrical Conductivity
Soil electrical conductivity (EC) is a measurement that correlates with soil properties that affect crop productivity, including soil texture, cation exchange capacity (CEC), drainage conditions,...
View ArticleInterpreting Yield Maps - "I gotta yield map - now what?"
Yield monitors are the first step many producers take into the age of precision farming. While their cost is reasonable, the commitment of time and resources required to effectively use this technology...
View ArticleThe Virginia GIS County Data Series
The Virginia GIS (geographic information system) County Data Series is part of an effort by the Virginia Geospatial Extension Program to facilitate increased awareness of and access to geospatial...
View ArticleVirginia Geospatial Extension Program -- GPS Utility: A User Guide for...
GPS Utility is an easy-to-use software application that allows you to manage, manipulate, and map your GPS information. This is a “point-and-click” software package that is fairly user-friendly
View ArticleInvesting in GPS Guidance Systems?
The price of GPS (Global Positioning Satellite) guidance system technology continues to decline as its capabilities increase. Many farmers question if or when they should invest in this technology. The...
View ArticlePrecision Farming Tools: Variable-Rate Application
There are a number of questions that must be answered before establishing a site-specific crop management (SSCM) program. Many of these questions are economic, some are agronomic and environmental, and...
View Article
