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FARmresearch.com hosts project information from several
site-specific management projects administered by
FAR
(Foundation for Agronomic Research) and the
PPI (Potash and Phosphate
Institute). |
Projects
This site would not be possible without the contributions
from projects sponsored by the USDA, United Soybean Board
and Illinois Soybean Program Operating Board. Clicking on
these links organizes the content by these projects. |
 USDA-CSREES-IFAFS
This IFAFS grant supports the development of
FARmresearch.com as well as the development of training
materials for online and offline consumption. The goal of
the project is to create training on how to use the
technologies of site-specific management for more efficient,
more profitable farming. |
 United
Soybean Board
The USB project was the cornerstone project that helped
to attract many matching contributions from industry and
federal and state government agencies. The USB project is
studying site-specific management. The project is set up in
three regions of the U.S.: Mid-Atlantic, Midwest and
Midsouth, each with their own perspective of analyzing how
technology can be used in crop production. |
 Illinois
Soybean Program Operating Board
The ISPOB project uses high-tech crop scouting tools
along with remote sensing imagery - provided by NASA's
Spectral Visions Midwest - to examine how remote sensing can
be used to help make in-season and cross-season management
decisions. |
Features
One way to use this site is by the "features" or subwebs that group related
content. |
 InfoAg
Conference
The InfoAg Conference is a place for farmers, industry, and university
researchers to get together to talk about what's hot in precision farming. The
Conference web site features presentations from speakers, handouts from
workshops and registration and exhibitor information for upcoming conferences. |
 How
Do I...
The How Do I...section answers questions. We looked at the most frequently
asked questions from farmers and crop consultants about how to use the data they
were collecting to make crop production decisions. The How Do I... section
addresses these questions and organizes the site content - from all of the
projects involved - by topic. |
GIS for Agriculture
The GIS for Agriculture portion of FARmresearch.com covers how to use GIS in
precision farming and other areas of agribusiness. The site features tutorials,
a map gallery, and links to GIS resources on the web. |
 Enhanced
Farm Research Analyst
The EFRA site is about a piece of software designed to run with ArcView GIS
to create research plots and analyze data coming from those plots. The software
is available for free. There is also online documentation for how to use EFRA. |
 Site
Specific Management Guidelines
The Site Specific Management Guidelines link takes you to the PPI-FAR web
site and lists the SSMG's available for download. You can also order the printed
set of this set of short, hands-on discussions of many issues and technologies
facing farmers and crop consultants. |
