Precision Ag Advancement for Ontario

image of the interactive story map showcasing the results of the precision agriculture advancement for Ontario project

NEW TOOL FOR UNDERSTANDING RESEARCH RESULTS FROM THE 2016 and 2017 growing seasons in the Precision Agriculture Advancement for Ontario project can now be found through an interactive story map available online at http://bit.ly/2wIVgGq. The story map can show multiple layers of data for each field, including elevation, soil conductivity, yield, target N rate, soil […]

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Understanding Precision Agriculture: How do you know what works – and what doesn’t?

YOU’VE CRUNCHED THE data, identified your management zones and created nutrient and seed population prescription maps. Now, how can you be sure that you’re actually making a measureable, positive impact on your fields? This, according to the applied researchers leading the Precision Agriculture Advancement for Ontario (PAAO) project, is why validation needs to play an […]

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Understanding Precision Agriculture – Experiences from the Field

By Joey Sabljic Past articles in our Understanding Precision Agriculture series have focused on the main pieces — data collection, management zone creation, and prescription mapping — that form the foundation of a successful precision ag approach. This month, we spoke with three growers who have been involved with the Precision Agriculture Advancement for Ontario (PAAO) […]

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Understanding Precision Agriculture: Do something with your data

Precision Agriculture Advancement for Ontario: This article is part of a series dedicated to helping farmers understand and implement precision agriculture technology. It is based on research conducted by Nicole Rabe, Ian McDonald, and Ben Rosser at OMAFRA, in conjunction with Mike Duncan, Sarah Lepp, and Gregor MacLean at Niagara College. “I’VE BEEN COLLECTING all of […]

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Understanding Precision Agriculture – Starting to Map Yield and Elevation Data

By Joey Sabljic Precision Agriculture Advancement for Ontario: This article is part of a series dedicated to helping farmers understand and implement precision agriculture technology. It is based on research conducted by Nicole Rabe, Ian McDonald, and Ben Rosser at OMAFRA, in conjunction with Mike Duncan, Sarah Lepp, and Gregor MacLean at Niagara College. EVERY SINGLE […]

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Understanding Precision Agriculture – Lessons from the Field

Author: Joey Sabljic  Precision Agriculture Advancement for Ontario: This article is part of a series dedicated to helping farmers understand and implement precision agriculture technology. It is based on research conducted by Nicole Rabe, Ian McDonald and Ben Rosser at OMAFRA, in conjunction with Mike Duncan, Sarah Lepp and Gregor MacLean at Niagara College.  For […]

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Precision Ag Advancement in Ontario – Grain Farmers Ontario – Spring Update

In 2013, Grain Farmers of Ontario and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) met with a number of farm service companies and producers to discuss what obstacles exist to farmers getting started with precision agriculture techniques. The group created a list of research topics that would benefit farmers and consultants in […]

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