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Created: Jan 05, 2007
Updated: May 31, 2007
All Areas of Focus » Agriculture and Farming »

Precision Farming

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Precision farming attempts to combine the latest in info-technology with farming in order to increase efficiency of farming management. It includes, for instance, laser leveling of fields in order to best distribute irrigation water, and infrared satellite photography of farms to see where nutrient deficiencies and/or pathogens are most severe.

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laser leveling, time domain reflectometry (TDR), infrared leaf reading, information technology, precision farming, agriculture
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International Rice Research Institute is an autonomous, nonprofit agricultural research and training organization with offices in more than ten nations. The Institute's main goal is to find sustainable ways to improve the well-being of present and future generations of poor rice farmers and consumers while at the same time protecting the environment.

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Cranfield Center for Precision Farming - The Centre aims to: - Provide a forum for farmers, the supply industry and other research organisations to provide a focus on a wide range of activities in the area of Precision Farming. - Provide expertise and training in key subject areas. - Promote links with the commercial agricultural sector, both at service and farmer level. - Enable coherent world-wide development and provide a central understanding of developing precision farming technology and practice.

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