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PrecisionAg / InfoAg 2013
Time: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: Crowne Plaza in Springfield, Illinois, USA
Calendar: ACES Agronomic Crops
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07/16 - PrecisionAg / InfoAg 2013
PrecisionAg / InfoAg 2013
Time: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: Crowne Plaza in Springfield, Illinois, USA
Calendar: ACES Agronomic Crops
>> Event Website >>
07/17 - PrecisionAg / InfoAg 2013
PrecisionAg / InfoAg 2013
Time: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: Crowne Plaza in Springfield, Illinois, USA
Calendar: ACES Agronomic Crops
>> Event Website >>
07/18 - PrecisionAg / InfoAg 2013

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Precision Agriculture Presentations

General

Optimization of Field Traffic Patterns using PA Technologies (2012 ASABE Meeting, Dallas, TX)
Overview of Precision Ag Applications for EQIP
Precision Agriculture to Enhance Farm Production (2012)
Precision Equipment Limitations

Guidance

GPS/GIS

Precision Soil Sampling

Crops Sensors & Remote Sensing

Crop Sensors for Enhancing Crop Production (Summer 2012)
Implementing Crops Sensors in Cotton (Summer 2012)
Needed Components for the Adoption of Crop Sensors (Summer 2012)
Raising Awareness of Crop Sensing to Improve Nutrient Stewardship in Alabama (2012 ICPA, Indianapolis, IN)
Site-Specific Management of Cotton Using Remote Sensed Imagery within a Conservation Tillage System

Automatic Section Control Technology

Overview of Automatic Section Control Technology for Sprayers
Getting Started with Precision Agriculture
Impact of Automatic Section Control on Ag Sprayer Performance
Impact of Rate Control System Response Characteristics on Nozzle Flow Stabilization (2012 ASABE Meeting, Dallas, TX)
Precision Equipment Limitations (2010 ICPA, Denver, CO)
Rate Stability for ASC on Sprayers (2010 ICPA, Denver, CO)

Variable-Rate Technologies

Considerations of Physical Properties for VR Spreading of Litter (2012 ASABE Meeting, Dallas, TX)
Overview of Precision Ag Applications for EQIP
GPS/GIS Applications for Farming Systems
Variable-Rate Application: How does it work