John Stafford 
Precision agriculture for sustainability: Second edition [EPUB ebook] 

Part 1 Information gathering

• 1.Developments in proximal crop sensing for precision agriculture: Mats Soderstrom, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden;


• 2.Developments in proximal soil sensing for precision agriculture: Viacheslav Adamchuk, Mc Gill University, Canada;


• 3.Developments in satellite remote sensors for precision agriculture: Chenghai Yang, USDA-ARS, USA;


• 4.Developments in unmanned aerial systems (UASs) for precision agriculture: Jianfeng Zhou, University of Missouri, USA;


• 5.Developments in multi-sensor fusion in precision agriculture: Jayme Barbedo, Embrapa, Brazil;


• 6.The role of big data and machine learning methods in precision agriculture: Tom Bishop, University of Sydney, Australia;


• 7.Developments in defining management zones in precision agriculture: Davide Cammarano, Aarhus University, Denmark;


• 8.Developments in modelling and decision support systems in precision agriculture: Petro Kyveryga, John Deere, USA;

Part 2 Delivery systems

• 9.Developments in variable-rate application systems in precision agriculture: Qamar Zaman, Dalhousie University, Canada;


• 10.Developments in spray technologies for precision agriculture: Paul Miller, Silsoe Spray Applications Unit Ltd, UK;


• 11.Developments in robotics/automation in precision agriculture: Simon Pearson, University of Lincoln, UK;


• 12.Developments in controlled traffic farming (CTF) in precision agriculture: Tim Chamen, CTF Europe Ltd, UK;

Part 3 Applications

• 13.Developments in precision tillage systems: Dick Godwin, formerly Cranfield University, UK;


• 14.Developments in variable seeding systems for precision agriculture: John Fulton, Ohio State University, USA;


• 15.Developments in site-specific nutrient management systems for precision agriculture: Brian Arnall, Oklahoma State University, USA;


• 16.Developments in site-specific irrigation systems for precision agriculture: Moshe Meron, MIGAL Galilee Research Institute, Israel;


• 17.Developments in precision crop protection systems in precision agriculture: Roberto Oberti, University of Milan, Italy;


• 18.Developments in precision weed management systems for precision agriculture: António Monteiro, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Portugal;


• 19.Developments in precision livestock farming and pasture management systems: Daniel Berckmans, Katholieke University of Leuven, Belgium;


• 20.Developments in precision viticulture: James Taylor, INRAE, France;


• 21.The economics of precision agriculture: Søren Marcus Pedersen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark;


• 22.Developments in precision pasture management systems: Bernadette O’Brien, Teagasc, Ireland;

Dr Bernadette O’Brien is a Senior Research Officer at Teagasc Moorepark’s Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre in Ireland. Dr O’Brien has also been involved in coordinating successful applications for research funding to National and EU (Seventh Framework) programmes. Dr O’Brien has published extensively and has significant international collaborations with research scientists at Agroscope, Switzerland; Massey University and Dexcel in New Zealand and Wisconsin University (Madison), USA.