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May 1, 2003
Assessing Business Opportunities
Department of Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Marketing Resource … third and final level is economic feasibility and it brings … by asking “Will it make
economic sense if it works and it …
May 1, 2003
Guidelines
Department of Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Marketing Resource … third and final level is economic feasibility and it brings … by asking “Will it make
economic sense if it works and it …
February 10, 2022
Water Policy
Department Of Agricultural Economics Extension Publication 02/10/2022 … Department Of Agricultural Economics … Department of Agricultural Economics
Gabriel S. Sampson (gsampson@ksu.edu …
Breakout Sessions
Department of Agricultural Economics at Kansas State University … the Dept. of Agricultural Economics at Kansas State
University … Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics at Michigan State University …
December 26, 2020
Ag Law Issues
Department Of Agricultural Economics Extension Publication 12/26/2020 … Department Of Agricultural Economics … constitutional limits on economic regulation. The issue could …
May 29, 2020
Monthly Meat Demand Monitor (Prior Years)
Department of Agricultural Economics
Glynn Tonsor, Professor … Department of Agricultural Economics
Glynn Tonsor, Professor … Department of Agricultural Economics
Glynn Tonsor, Professor …
July 2, 2020
Monthly Meat Demand Monitor (Prior Years)
Department of Agricultural Economics
Glynn Tonsor, Professor … Department of Agricultural Economics
Glynn Tonsor, Professor … Department of Agricultural Economics
Glynn Tonsor, Professor …
January 30, 2023
Ag Law Issues
Department Of Agricultural Economics Extension Publication 01/30/2023 … Department Of Agricultural Economics … Department Of Agricultural Economics Extension Publication 01/30/2023 …
July 9, 2024
Precision Ag and Technology Articles
Department Of Agricultural Economics Extension Publication 07/09/2024 … Department Of Agricultural Economics … Department of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University …
September 1, 2015
KFMA Newsletters
Terry Griffin
Status of Precision Agriculture
The commercialization of GPS along with sensor technology in the 1990s gave rise to what we refer to as ‘precision
agriculture’. During the last twenty years, many farmers have adopted the technology and even utilized it in ways that
the industry had not anticipated; however, not all farms use the technology today due to a variety of reasons. One
reason often stated is the uncertainty regarding the return on investment. Today, the agricultural industry has a
renewed interest in precision agriculture due to advances that seemingly improve production and profitability.
Academic studies that evaluate the profitability of precision agriculture technologies have indicated inconsistent results.
Most of these studies focused on a single field rather as a whole‐farm system. Several studies have reported survey‐
based perceptions and adoption of precision agriculture, however only a few reports are still being produced. The
largest and most rigorous survey of farm‐level adoption and use of technology has been the U.S. Department of
Agriculture Economic Research Service unit of the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (USDA ARMS) survey. The
most recent USDA ARMS report was based on 2001 to 2009 data (Schimmelpfennig and Ebel, 2011). They reported that
less than half of all planted acres in 2009 were harvested with a combine equipped with a GPS and yield monitor. The
September …