The Center conducts research on a variety of issues through multi-disciplinary on-farm studies conducted in many states and around the
world. Graduate students use and develop innovative techniques to study spatial and temporal variability in crop yield and quality, soil and landscape attributes, and precision crop management practices. Our researchers have access to top of the line equipment and facilities
including both hardware and software.
The Outreach program partners with industry, farmers, and academics to develop content for training modules. Present areas of emphasis include yield map interpretation, intensive soil sampling methods, on farm experiment design, and precision farming profitability studies.
The Center also hosts the International Conference on Precision Agriculture, in cooperation with the Minnesota Extension Service. The biennial Conference attracts more than 500 academics and industry representatives from 35 countries who share findings and preview technology.
The Center's greatest contribution will be it's legacy of practitioners, researchers and educators. In development are an undergraduate minor in precision agriculture and a graduate program. Both efforts will emphasize multidisciplinary instruction in spatial and temporal variability, management, engineering, and environment protection. Research projects and internships with farmers and agribusiness will give students the practical experience and relationships they need for future success.
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| The 8th International Conference on Precision Agriculture
was held
July 23-26, 2006 at the Marriott Hotel, Minneapolis, MN
More than 500 researchers and practitioners from 35countries
gathered in Downtown Minneapolis, July 25-28, 2004, to exchange
ideas and discuss the future of precision agriculture.
The University of Minnesota established the Precision Agriculture Center in 1995 to foster the use of site specific management techniques through collaborative research, education, and outreach programs.
Journal of Precision Agriculture
The International Journal on Advances in the Science of Precision Agriculture
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