Farm Profits and Adoption of Precision Agriculture

David Schimmelpfennig

United States Department of Agriculture

关键词: Crop production information technologies;    precision agriculture;    variable-rate technology;    soil tests;    global positioning system maps;    guidance systems;   

RP-ID  :  ERR-217

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: United States Department of Agriculture Publications

【 摘 要 】

This study investigates recent trends in precision agriculture (PA) adoption as well as production practices and farm characteristics associated with adoption. Using U.S. corn data from 2010, the report also examines whether PA adoption is associated with greater profitability.