Precision farming
The English-language term Precision Farming is understood to mean a method of locally differentiated and targeted management of agricultural land. The term encompasses a subset of digital process technologies in the context of digitization in agriculture . The aim of "precision farming" is to take into account the differences in soil and productivity within a field. Alternative names include: precision farming , some field-related agriculture , part shock management , computer-aided Farming (CAF) , local resource management .
The positions of the processing machines are recorded on the parcels and the machines in turn record and document the characteristic values (e.g. yield) during processing. This data is then evaluated and the subsequent soil management, for example fertilization , can be adjusted accordingly. This management is site-specifically called because (within a large field impact ) can be considered the effects of different soils.
The small-scale soil and (plant) inventory management enables more targeted sowing or fertilization and can thus lead to savings in operating resources and an ecological relief through less use of herbicides and mineral fertilizers or to the complete abandonment of the use of pesticides. The data acquisition also allows the use of "digital maps" ( geographic information systems , GIS) to plan future management measures and to provide evidence of management measures that have already taken place in relation to government agencies as part of funding measures.
It is intertwined with Agriculture 4.0 , where robots and drones replace tractors and counteract soil consolidation.
The machines and devices for precision farming usually use navigation systems ( sensor-controlled ) and GPS receivers to determine the position within a field, as well as special equipment for site-specific application of resources. In 2010 around eight percent of the farms were working with precision farming.
The first steps are the determination of soil properties and nutrient content of the individual sub-areas through assessment and soil samples . Brand-independent communication systems such as ISOBUS are advantageous .
In Germany, the Technical University of Ostwestfalen-Lippe (TH OWL) offers the Precision Farming course. The course ends with a Bachelor of Science .
See also
- Precision Livestock Farming
- Smart farming
- Agricultural Informatics
- ISOBUS
- Site-specific fertilization
Web links
- European Conference on Precision Agriculture
- Joint research project pre agro
- Research focus PIROL at the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences
- Research area automation technology of the Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute
- KTBL info
- Society for Computer Science in Agriculture, Forestry and Food Management (GIL)
- Entry in the lexicon of remote sensing: Precision Farming (PF) and remote sensing
- Potentials and limits of site-specific N fertilization in Schleswig-Holstein (Precision Farming)
Individual evidence
- ^ Brands, companies, technology trends profi 2009
- ↑ Self-employed helpers (PDF; 1.7 MB), Neue Landwirtschaft, 06/2010
- ↑ https://www.th-owl.de/studium/angebote/studiengaenge/detail/precision-farming/