Publisher's Synopsis
For Courses in Agricultural Mechanics.
An inexpensive FULL-COLOR booklet that students to the application of geographic information systems (GIS) technologies in the future management of the farm. Sample data representing a Midwest corn and soybean farm are used to explore simple spatial transformations and analyses using commercial off-the-shelf GIS software. Although corn and soybean data are used, this booklet provides an excellent general introduction to the role of GIS in site-specific agriculture. The goal of site-specific farming is to treat very small plots of land uniquely to realize the profit-yielding potential based on each plot's combination of soil, topography, nutrient, and moisture-regime characteristics. The application of site-specific farming is rapidly expanding. All components of production agriculture are expanding their capacity to support and apply site-specific agriculture techniques. This expansion brings with it necessity for new management techniques. This booklet introduces managers to these new principles and the techniques used to successfully apply them.
