The land-based sector employs information and communication technologies both in general business management and to improve the efficiency of operations.
- Precision farming as applied to crop management using remote/satellite sensing, livestock monitoring, water management, dairy production monitoring.
- Information and research use of the internet.
- Simulation and modelling
Cranfield University facilitates the Cranfield Centre for Precision Farming.
HAUC is host to NationalRural an online facility using contemporary web technology for rural organisations to exchange information.
Simulation models for use on pcs have been developed for a variety of purposes such as bulk grain drying (HGCA) and pest prediction (Warwick HRI).
OpenFields brings together authoritative information on land-based ITC from universities, colleges and the industry.
A sample of Items held in the Information technologies category
- Designing an off road buggy
- 1638: AgriChatUK - "Agricultural shows" discussion 15/11/12
- Farmer's risk in decision making: the case of nitrogen application rates
- Second Periodic Report for FutureFarm (2009)
- A space for all reasons
- 1769: AgriChatUK - "Social media: exploring its value for rural business" discussion 23/05/13
- Protocols and links for procedures deducing the necessary links with PF-techniques from farming processes into the value added chain in the production of foods, feed, fibres and fuels with crops.
- 11. ICT is key to rural development, especially for small-scale farming
- 1101: Agricultural advice
- 1175: Rural Broadband
There are currently no subcategories in the Information technologies section.
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