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Yield monitor data: Collection, management, and usage
Author(s) -
Fulton John,
Hawkins Elizabeth,
Taylor Randy,
Franzen Aaron
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
crops and soils
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2325-3606
pISSN - 0162-5098
DOI - 10.2134/cs2018.51.0403
Subject(s) - yield (engineering) , profitability index , field (mathematics) , agricultural engineering , crop management , computer science , data collection , production (economics) , precision agriculture , raw data , calibration , environmental science , crop , agriculture , business , statistics , mathematics , engineering , agronomy , geography , economics , materials science , macroeconomics , archaeology , finance , biology , pure mathematics , metallurgy , programming language
Yield monitors provide information that is valuable for a multitude of management purposes, including estimating the amount of nutrients removed by the harvested crop, estimating profitability, developing management zones, and analyzing impacts of treatments used in on‐farm studies. However, proper yield monitor calibration and maintenance is necessary to ensure that production and farm business assessments based on yield data are accurate and reliable. This article provides guidance on preparing to harvest a field, improving accuracy, cleaning and identifying potential errors in yield monitor data, and using the data to improve field understanding. Earn 1 CEU in Crop Management by reading this article and taking the quiz at www.certifiedcropadviser.org/education/classroom/classes/598 .