Interested in learning more about how Precision Agriculture can be implemented on your farm?
This series of 3 workshops will start with:
Week 1—Friday, February 7th from 1pm - 3pm at Ovid Fire Hall, Ovid
· Introduction to Precision Agriculture
· Components of Precision Ag Equipment
· Agricultural management philosophy
Week 2—Tuesday, March 3rd from 1pm - 3pm at Ovid Fire Hall, Ovid
· Precision soil sampling vs. grid sampling
· Soil electric conductivity (EC) and how to measure It
· Site specific management and variable rate applications
· Principles of mapping and its importance to PA
Week 3—Friday, April 3rd from 1pm - 3pm at Ovid Fire Hall, Ovid
· Introduction to NDVI
Economics of using Precision Agriculture
· Methodology and evaluation Precision Agriculture
Cost: Free
Presented by: Ali Nafchi, NWNY Precision Ag Team and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Seneca County
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