Precision Agriculture for Sustainability: Second Edition

Formerly a scientist at the internationally-renowned Silsoe Research Institute, Dr John Stafford is well known as a leader in precision agriculture technologies. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Agricultural Engineers, Co-Editor of the journal Precision Agriculture and past President of the International Society of Precision Agriculture (ISPA).

• Part 1 Information gathering1.Developments in proximal crop sensing for precision agriculture: Mats Söderström, Bruno Morandin Figueiredo, Lena Engström, Omran Alshihabi, Kristin Persson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden; 2.Developments in proximal soil sensing for precision agriculture: Viacheslav Adamchuk and Felippe Hoffmann Silva Karp, McGill University, Canada; and Asim Biswas, University of Guelph, Canada; 3.Developments in airborne and satellite remote sensors for precision agriculture: henghai Yang, USDA-ARS, Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center, USA; 4.Developments in unmanned aerial systems for precision agriculture: Fengkai Tian, Manoj Gadhwal and Jianfeng Zhou, University of Missouri, USA; 5.Developments in multi-sensor fusion in precision agriculture: Jayme Garcia Arnal Barbedo and Thiago Teixeira Santos, Embrapa Digital Agriculture, Brazil; 6.The role of big data and machine learning methods in precision agriculture: Dhahi Al-Shammari, Si Yang Han, Patrick Filippi, Nikolas Hoskin, Sally Poole, Niranjan S. Wimalathunge, Jie Wang, and Thomas F. A. Bishop, The University of Sydney, Australia; 7.Developments in defining management zones in precision agriculture: D. Cammarano, Aarhus University, Denmark; R. Khosla, Kansas State University, USA; and Y. Miao, University of Minnesota, USA; 8.Decision support systems in precision agriculture and conservation: Peter Kyveryga, Iowa State University, USA; Priscila Cano and Pedro Cisdeli, Purdue University, USA; Carlos Hernández, Kansas State University, USA; Gustavo Santiago and Ignacio Ciampitti, Purdue University, USA; Part 2 Delivery systems9.Developments in variable-rate application systems in precision agriculture: Qamar Zaman and Travis Esau, Dalhousie University, Canada; Aitazaz Farooque, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada; and Shoaib Saleem, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan; 10.Developments in spray technologies for precision agriculture: Paul Miller, Silsoe Spray Applications Unit Ltd, UK; 11.Developments in robotics and automation in precision agriculture: the role of artificial intelligence: Simon Pearson, University of Lincoln, UK; 12.Developments in controlled traffic farming (CTF) in precision agriculture: William C. T. Chamen, CTF Europe, UK; John E. McPhee, University of Tasmania, Australia; Hans Henrik Pedersen, CTF Europe, Germany; and Lyle M. Carter, formerly United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), USA; Part 3 Applications13.Developments in precision tillage systems: Richard J. Godwin, Harper Adams University, UK; and Mehari Z. Tekeste, Iowa State University, USA; 14.Developments in variable seeding systems for precision agriculture: John Fulton, Ohio State University, USA; 15.Developments in site-specific (SS) nutrient management systems for precision agriculture: D.B. Arnall, S. Sharma and R. Sharry, Oklahoma State University, USA; G.R. Balboa, University of Nebraska, USA; N. M. Fiorellino, University of Maryland, USA; A. Kafle and K. Lewis, Texas A&M University, USA; and V. Reed, Mississippi State University, USA; 16.Developments in site-specific irrigation systems for precision agriculture: Moshe Meron, MIGAL Galilee Research Institute, Israel; 17.Developments in precision crop protection systems in precision agriculture: Roberto Oberti, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy; Tito Caffi, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy; and Aldo Calcante, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy; 18.Developments in precision weed management systems for precision agriculture: António Cardoso-Monteiro, CERNAS, Research Centre for Natural Resources and Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Portugal; and Svend Christensen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; 19.Developments in precision livestock farming (PLF): Daniel Berckmans, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium and University of Tennessee, USA; 20.The economics of precision agriculture: Søren Marcus Pedersen, Tseganesh Wubale Tamirat and Kassa Tarekegn Erekalo, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; 21.Developments in precision pasture management systems: B. O’Brien, Teagasc, Ireland; D. Hennessy, University College Cork, Ireland; and E. Ruelle, Teagasc, Ireland;