Digitalization course in Triesdorf: Everything about Smart and Precision Farming

The digitalization of agriculture is about networking devices, machines and systems with each other and creating data bases for forecasts and decision-making aids in order to optimize agricultural processes. Whether for field measurement, to control plant growth or to optimize fertilization, irrigation and plant protection, farmers are always turning to special techniques and technologies that make the work process easier, more precise and optimized. This course includes not only practical content, it also provides information on the efficient use of digital and smart technology in agriculture.

Course contents of the certificate course Digitalization in Agriculture

Theoretical contents:

• Theoretical basic knowledge of digitalization in agriculture (technology & engineering)

• Introduction to different digital systems, their purpose & functions (sowing, fertilizing, spraying and harvesting)

• Use of smart techniques in crop monitoring, disease detection, mapping, surveying and soil analysis

• Data management and methods of analysis for field robots, steering systems, drones and sensors

• The importance of data analysis in precision agriculture

• Selection criteria for the purchase of any digital technology in agriculture

Practical course content:

• Practical demonstrations with field robots

• GPS & GNSS surveying and cartography

• Automatic steering systems and implements

• Sub-area specific management

• Acquisition of weather data for the optimization of operating processes

• Disease detection, damage detection and volume determination

• Measures Digitization softwares

• Other topics on request