Links

Listed below are links to different Precision Agriculture WebPages:

Precision Agriculture Sites From Other Universities University of Minnesota: University of Minnesota Precision Ag Center PLACES Program : Montana State University Precision Ag Missouri Precision Agriculture Program

Government Agencies United States Geological Survey: Contains a wealth of data about geology, mapping and the environment in the United states USGS Mapping: Information about map data available from the USGS. USGS Water Resources: Map information and other publications about water US water resoucres. South Dakota Department of Agriculture: Information about agriculture in SD. National Resources Conservation Service: Information about the NRCS. South Dakota NRCS Soil Infomation: Data about soils in South Dakota including soil survey. Northern Grain Insect Research Laboratory: Located in Brookings, SD. Mission of NGIRL is to develop and evaluate sustainable production systems that enhance environmental quality and provide health, safety, and profitability for agriculture in the Northern Great Plains Area, with emphasis on crop and pest management. North Central Soil Conservation Laboratory. Located in Morris, MN (west central MN). The North Central Soil Conservation Research Laboratory (NCSCRL) was established in Morris, Minnesota, in 1958 to conduct research on various agricultural problems in the transitional subhumid zone of the United States. Naturally occurring challenges specific to the NCSCRL mission include (1) variable soil types within a farming/field unit that preclude uniform management, (2) poorly distributed and intensive precipitation that causes water runoff and soil erosion as well as plant growth stress, (3) temperature extremes causing problems ranging from deep soil freezing to heat/water stress in growing crops, and (4) weed/pest pressures that cause economic and environmental concerns.

Equipment Links John Deere Agriculture Trimble: GPS Navigation CaseIH

Remote Sensing and GIS

Remote Sensing:

Upper Midwest Aerospace Consortium: Organization that develops products and services for Agriculture, for Natural Resource Management, and for K-12 Education, using satellite imagery and other spatial technologies.

Landsat7 Facts: Information about the Landsat7 satellite.

IKONOS Facts: IKONOS satellite information

South Dakota Space Grant Consortium: Information about remote sensing research in South Dakota.

Canada Centre for Remote Sensing: Contains some good information about how remote sensing works (select this website for tutorials: Remote Sensing Tutorials).

Software

Free Software Sites:

1. NCSCRL software website:

http://www.morris.ars.usda.gov/morris/products/products.htm

This website contains some free software that was developed by the NCSCRL in Morris, MN. Among the free software programs you can download are:

(A) The Nitrogen Decision Aid. This is a computerized program that predicts the amount of N mineralized from planting to side-dress or 5-leaf growth-stage. By applying just enough N-fertilizer to reach the critical soil nitrate concentration it is possible reduce this waste. This model is designed for Northern climates that will have some frost in the soil during the winter and

(B)WeedCast. WeedCast is an easy to use Windows 95/98 based software program that forecasts three types of weed growth: Emergence Potential, Emergence Timing and Seedling Height. The forecasted data provides valuable information that can be used in making weed management decisions. WeedCast requires a minimal amount of input of Last Years's Crop, Tillage System, Soil Type and Soil Water Content as well as weather inputs are min-max. temperature and rainfall.

Weather

Weather Channel: Brookings, SD

National Weather Service, Aberdeen, SD

National Weather Service, Sioux Falls, SD

State Climotalogy Office Located at SDSU: Contains information on growing degree days, daily temperature and rainfall, soil temperature, etc for a series weather stations operated by SDSU around the state.

Agriculture Links

Bruce Potter's IPM Website: http://swroc.coafes.umn.edu/SWMNPEST/swmnpest.htm.

Dr. Bruce Potter is Integrated Pest Management Specialist at the University of Minnesota Southwest Research and Outreach Center in Lamberton, MN. He publishes a monthly newsletter during the growing season about insect problems. This newsletter can be found at:

http://swroc.coafes.umn.edu/SWMNPEST/02News/issue2.htm (issued May 3rd, 2002)

http://swroc.coafes.umn.edu/SWMNPEST/02news/issue3.htm (issued May 14th, 2002)

http://swroc.coafes.umn.edu/SWMNPEST/02news/issue4.htm (issued May 21st, 2002)

http://swroc.coafes.umn.edu/SWMNPEST/02news/issue5.htm issued May 31st, 2002

http://swroc.coafes.umn.edu/SWMNPEST/02news/issue6.htm (issued June 12th, 2002)

http://swroc.coafes.umn.edu/SWMNPEST/02news/issue7.htm (Issued June 28th, 2002)

http://swroc.coafes.umn.edu/SWMNPEST/02news/issue8.htm (Issued July 10th, 2002)

http://swroc.coafes.umn.edu/SWMNPEST/02news/issue9.htm (Issued July 18th, 2002)

http://swroc.coafes.umn.edu/SWMNPEST/02news/issue10.htm (Issued August 12th, 2002)

http://swroc.coafes.umn.edu/SWMNPEST/02news/issue11.htm (Issued August 20th, 2002)

Pioneer Hi-Bred International hosts a Precison Agriculture site. This contains newsletters published by Pioneer agronomists: http://www.pioneer.com/usa/technology/precision.htm

South Dakota Wheat Growers

Chemical Company Labels

Aventis CropScience

Dupont