The State of Site-Specific Management for Agriculture

Site-specific management (SSM) for agriculture is the management of soils and crops according to localized conditions within a field. Site-specific management is intuitively appealing because it offers a means to improve crop performance and environmental quality in production agriculture. While appealing, SSM is in its infancy Successful implementation of SSM for crop production depends on how much soil and pest conditions vary within a given field, how well the conditions at any location are known, the site-specificity of current input recommendations, and the accuracy of application equipment. Success also depends on how well agriculture is prepared to accept and adapt SSM technology into their crop production systems and build site-specificity into the products and services that support production agriculture. It is readily clear that the socioeconomic dimensions of SSM are as important to its success as the development of the technological and agronomic aspects of SSM. This book addresses the myriad of issues related to the SSM in an attempt to document the current state of SSM. It is the hope of the NCR180 members that this book serve as a reference for the research, teaching, and extension efforts that must now follow.

• Format: Misc.
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0891182624
• ISBN13: 9780891182627
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Acsess