{"id":87,"date":"2020-08-17T11:22:09","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T18:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stagewp.research.wsu.edu\/idiag\/?page_id=87"},"modified":"2022-02-10T14:17:15","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T22:17:15","slug":"precision-agriculture-technologies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/idiag\/precision-agriculture-technologies\/","title":{"rendered":"Precision Agriculture Technologies"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"wsu-article-header \">\r\n\t<h1 class=\"wsu-article-header__title\">\r\n\t\tPrecision Agriculture Technologies\t<\/h1>\r\n\t\t<\/header>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 36pt;\">Precision Agriculture Technologies<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #993300;\">Our Theme:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"396\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2540\/2020\/08\/PrecisionAg1-396x264.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-93\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-research\/uploads\/sites\/2934\/2020\/08\/PrecisionAg1-396x264.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-research\/uploads\/sites\/2934\/2020\/08\/PrecisionAg1.jpg 598w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Precision and automated agriculture aims at developing capability to make and implement automated farming decisions with increasingly desirable outcomes over time, which is also referred to as smart farming or Ag 4.0. The goal of such a capability in farming would be to assist in producing <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018More\/Better with Less\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> without compromising the potential for future generation to achieve the same. Fundamental AI techniques such as deep learning, derivative technologies such as Machine Vision and Robotics and infrastructure provided by Cyber Physical Systems (CPS), enables modern agriculture to achieve this goal through efficient and effective monitoring, management and assessment of outcomes of various farming operations. The following diagram depicts an interaction between these tools and technologies and what does that mean for agriculture.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(need diagram sent via email as powerpoint ?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #993300;\">Ongoing Research Projects\/Initiatives:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transitioning from siloed research and development approach in precision and automated agriculture technologies, our team is implementing integrated approach that combines mechanization, precision, automation and robotics components to realize smart or intelligent farming systems. It has been facilitated by use of emerging tools and technologies such as AI\/ML, CPS, IoT (sometimes also called IoATs).&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contemporary precision and automated agricultural systems are designed to achieve one or more of the following.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improve crop yield and quality<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apply right type of input, at right amount, at right rate, at right time and at right location (ideally to manage the variability at site-specific levels)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reduce dependency on manual labor and improve worker health and safety including improvement of working environment<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn and represent human expertise using AI-based techniques and use it in future decision making<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understand human-machine-crop\/canopy interactions and design solutions that are accurate, robust and reliable&nbsp;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improve long-term sustainability of crop production<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #993300;\">Areas of Research Development:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(need this sent via email in Powerpoint)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Facilities:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agricultural Weather Network (AgWeatherNet)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biological Systems Engineering Department<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Center for Precision and Automated Agricultural Systems<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Precision Ag Program, Department of Crop Science&nbsp;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Core Faculty:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--quarters\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2540\/2020\/09\/Bhat.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-286\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/school.eecs.wsu.edu\/faculty\/profile\/?nid=ganapati.bhat\">Ganapati Bhat<\/a><br>Electrical Engineering and Computer Science<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"175\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2540\/2020\/08\/Khot-e1598301855723.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-194\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/\">Lav Khot<\/a><br>Biological Systems Engineering<br>Center for Precision and Automated Agricultural Systems<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"157\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2540\/2020\/08\/Karkee-e1598302009808.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-195\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/karkee-ag-robotics\/\">Manoj Karkee<\/a><br>Biological Systems Engineering<br>Center for Precision and Automated Agricultural Systems<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2540\/2020\/08\/Logo-e1598301264311.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-191\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/iemppu.github.io\/\">Yan Yan<\/a><br>Electrical Engineering and Computer Science<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--quarters\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"158\" height=\"198\" 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