Precision Farming
eBook - PDF

Precision Farming

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Precision Farming

About this book

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.

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Table of contents

  1. Preface
  2. 1.    Introduction
  3. 2.    Status of Precision Agriculture
  4. 3.    Precision Farming Technologies
  5. 4.    Understanding GIS
  6. 5.    Affordable Opportunities for Precision Farming
  7. 6.    Precision Agriculture and Environmental Quality
  8. 7.    Water Management for Precision Farming
  9. 8.    Point Sampling
  10. 9.    Soil Sampling for Precision Farming
  11. 10.   Remote Sensing and Precision Agriculture
  12. 11.   Economics of Precision Agriculture
  13. 12.   Small Sector Precision Farming
  14. 13.   Comprehensive Precision Farming
  15. 14.   Public Involvement in Precision Agriculture
  16. Bibliography
  17. Index