Websites

Global Positioning Systems

http://www.aero.org/publications/GPSPRIMER/index.html
Provide you with complete details of the GPS system, navigation, GPS elements, satellite in space, how it works, and the use of GPS in everyday life.

http://www.trimble.com/gps/index.htm
Provide you with a tutorial explaining the GPS technology, what is differential GPS, how it works, where to buy, its applications and accuracy of the system.

Geographic Information Systems

http://www.gisdatadepot.com/
The GIS Data Depot provides FREE GIS data downloads and creates custom spatial data CD-ROMs for geographic information systems and cartographic, digital mapping and spatial analysis applications.

http://www.esri.com/
ESRI is the world leader in GIS (geographic information system) software and technology. This site features free GIS software, online mapping and GIS training, demos, data, product and service info.

Precision Agriculture

http://www.precisionfarming.com/
Provides you with information and explanation on some of the technologies involved with site-specific farm management, such as GPS, and examine the current state and future of these new agricultural practices.

http://www.pioneer.com/usa/technology/precision.htm
This site cover areas including Mapping Soil Properties or Grid-Sampling, Yield monitoring, remote sensing, Electrical conductivity measurements, and Farm profits as related to precision agriculture.

http://www.veristech.com/applications.htm
This site provides information on application of Veris system. Using a Veris EC map to direct sampling by soil zone, develop a variable-rate lime application recipe based on the samples from those zones and more.

http://terraserver.com/
You can search your favorite spots on the planet earth. The site provides high resolution topographic images and more of the planet.

http://www.deere.com/deerecom/Farmers+and+Ranchers/harvestlink.htm
Harvest Link is a comprehensive source of custom harvesting information. You’ll find timely crop and weather information and productive ways to enhance your equipment to maximize performance.

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November 2000 Managing Soil Salinity
Summer 2000 Wheat Trial Results
April 2000 Forages
March 2000 Managing Phosphorus for
February 2000 Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
January 2000 Food Quality Protection Act
September - October 1999 Seeds
July - August 1999 Wheat Variety Test Results
June 1999 Irrigation Management
May 1999 Feedlot Manure Management
April 1999 Forages
March 1999 Dry Bean

Agronomy News
is a monthly publication of Cooperative Extension, Department of Soil & Crop Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.

Web Site:
http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/SoilCrop/extension/Newsletters/news.html

The information in this newsletter is not copyrighted and may be distributed freely. Please give the original author the appropriate credit for their work.

Jessica Davis and Troy Bauder
Technical Editors

Direct questions and comments to:
Debbie Fields
Phone: 970-491-6201
Fax: 970-491-2758
E-Mail:
dfields@lamar.colostate.edu

Extension staff members are:

Troy Bauder, Water Quality
Mark Brick, Bean Production
Betsy Buffington, Pesticides
Jessica Davis, Soils
Kirk Iversen, Soils
Jerry Johnson, Variety Testing
Raj Khosla, Precision Farming
Sandra McDonald, Pesticides
Clark Oman, Minor Crop Pesticides
James Self, Soil, Water & Plant Testing
Gil Waibel, Colorado Seed Growers
Reagan Waskom, Water Quality

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