Precision agriculture and risk analysis: An Australian example
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
1-1-1996
Conference Title
Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Precision Agriculture
ISBN
Online ISBN: 9780891182573, Print ISBN: 9780891181323
Keywords
alternative fertilizer strategies, Australian farmers, climatic variation, comparative risks, GIS-based modeling, precision agriculture, risk analysis, variable rate management
Disciplines
Agricultural Science | Agronomy and Crop Sciences | Soil Science
Abstract
A potential benefit of precision agriculture is the capability it gives us to analyse the risk of change. We illustrate how GIS-based modeling of expected outcomes from alternative fertilizer plans can be used to identify the comparative risks associated with each. The major source of uncertainty in our example appeared to be climatic variation, which increased the risk of variable rate application relative to its benefits.
Recommended Citation
Cook, S.E., Corner, R.J., Riethmuller, G., Mussel, G. and Maitland, M.D. (1996). Precision agriculture and risk analysis: An Australian example. In Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Precision Agriculture (eds P.C. Robert, R.H. Rust and W.E. Larson). https://doi.org/10.2134/1996.precisionagproc3.c138
