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Precision agriculture economics and decision making—beyond profitability
Author(s) -
Shockley Jordan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
crops and soils
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2325-3606
pISSN - 0162-5098
DOI - 10.2134/cs2016-49-0604
Subject(s) - profitability index , certification , precision agriculture , agriculture , investment (military) , computer science , software , economics , management science , environmental economics , management , finance , political science , geography , programming language , archaeology , politics , law
When evaluating the economics of precision agriculture technologies (hardware or software), the results are as site specific as the technology. Following the appropriate decision‐making framework and analyzing the technology for each unique circumstance and farm characteristics is imperative to making the correct investment decision. Earn 0.5 CEUs in Crop Management by reading this article and taking the quiz at www.certifiedcropadviser.org/certifications/self‐study/806 .