Workshop: Exploring Precision Farming and Data Analysis
Course: Agricultural Systems Technology (AST) 493J, section XA
Principles of systems for precision farming including Global Positioning Systems (GPS), remote sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and variable rate application technology. Field, crop and soil sampling strategies for precision farming. Spatial data analysis and data interpretation.
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor, (515) 294-0466 or tim@iastate.edu
Dates: June 15-17
Day/Time: Wednesday 1:00-5:00 p.m., Thursday and Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Delivery Method: on ISU campus
Location: 115 Davidson Hall
Credit: 1 undergraduate or nonmajor graduate credit
Tuition: undergraduate $204, graduate $318
Delivery fee: none
Computer fee applies--see table
Off-campus program: Master of Agriculture
Instructor: U. S. Tim, Associate Professor
Registration deadline: June 1
Text: The Precision-Farming Guide for Agriculturists-An Agricultural Primer.