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Sensors, satellite photography and multispectral imaging are associated with futuristic space and communications science. Increasingly, however, they are considered part of the future of agriculture. The use of advanced technologies for crop production is known as precision agriculture and its rapid emergence means the potential for revolutionary change throughout the agricultural sector. This text provides an overview of the specific technologies and practices under the umbrella of precision agriculture, exploring the full implications of their adoption by farmers and agricultural managers. It discusses how precision agriculture could dramatically affect decision-making in irrigation, crop selection, pest management, environmental issues, and pricing and market conditions. It also examines the geographcial dimensions of precision agriculture and looks at how quickly and widely the agricutural community can be expected to adopt new information technologies. The text then goes on to highlight the uncertainties and the possibilities of this emerging approach to farming.

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Committee on Assessing Crop Yield: Site-Specific Farming, Information Systems, and Research Opportunities, National Research Council

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