Where do Sensing Technologies Fit into a Farmers Program?

Where Do Sensors Fit Fine Tuning High Yield Production Systems Crop Risk Management Evaluating Soil N Contributions Manure/Organics Management Crop Quality Environmental Management

Where Do Sensors Fit Fine Tuning High Yield Production Systems Spatial variability

Where Do Sensors Fit Crop Risk Management Drought risk, the KState sorghum approach N Loss potential Be able to figure out how much extra N may be needed in wet years Be able to patch up the holes in variable fields

Where Do Sensors Fit Evaluating Soil N Contributions: do soil tests even work? Carry over N An alternative to profile N sampling, which farmers won’t do. Mineralized N Soybean credits Organic matter contributions An open winter

Where Do Sensors Fit Manure/Organics Management Do we really know what’s in manure? Do we really know how much was put on? Distribution? Mineralization rate? Volatilization of ammonia?

Where Do Sensors Fit Crop Quality Protein content in wheat Potato tuber size

Where Do Sensors Fit Environmental Management Shallow unprotected groundwater zones Hypoxia Protection against over tweaking

Where Do Sensors Fit Fine Tuning High Yield Production Systems Crop Risk Management Evaluating Soil N Contributions Manure/Organics Management Crop Quality Environmental Management