What is precision agriculture?
Precision agriculture (precision ag, precision farming) uses different technology tools along with data collection and interpretation to make farming more efficient and effective.
Precision agriculture started with GPS guidance for tractors, enabling automatic driving based on the map coordinates of a field.
Agricultural technology continues to expand and grow, as new ways are developed to help farmers determine irrigation, fertilizer, seed ratio to increase yield.
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Karim Maredia
Professor and Senior Associate to the Dean, CANR International Programs
kmaredia@msu.edu
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Janice Siegford
Professor, Associate Chair for Graduate Programs and Research
siegford@msu.edu
517-432-1388
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Maninder Singh, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Cropping Systems Agronomy
msingh@msu.edu
517-353-0226
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Scott Swinton
University Distinguished Professor
swintons@msu.edu
517-353-7218