AGP 243 - Precision Agricultural Applications

Credit(s) 3.00
Lecture Hours: 3.00
This course teaches retail students how to assist agricultural producers to become more profitable and preserve non-renewable resources, identify computer hardware and software needs, and make recommendations based on agronomic and economic data. It 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.