- Precision Farming:
- Utilizes inputs in precise amounts and accurate ways.
- Aims for increased average yields compared to traditional methods.
- Information and technology-based farm management system.
- Identifies, analyzes, and manages variability in fields.
- Conducts crop production practices at right place/time/way.
- Optimizes profitability, sustainability, and land resource protection.
- Improvements:
- Higher crop productivity.
- Decreased use of water, fertilizers, and pesticides.
- Greater efficiency and lower agricultural product prices.
- Reduced impact on natural ecosystems.
- Less runoff of chemicals into rivers and groundwater.