AGP 243 - Precision Agricultural Applications

3.00 Credit(s)

This introductory course is designed to help retail students assist agricultural producers to become more profitable and preserve non-renewable resources, identify computer hardware and software needs, and to make recommendations to producers based on agronomic and economic data. This course will concentrate on the theories and applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Site Specific Farming (SSF), Precision Farming (PF) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and will explore various tools for Variable Rate Technology (VRT) and Variable Rate Application (VRA). Utilization of remote sensing data as a diagnostic tool for managerial decisions will be emphasized. 59.4 Lec. Hrs.