GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY: A MODERN APPROACH TO SUSTAINABLE DAIRY PRODUCTION SYSTEM

• Main Authors: D. DUNEA, V. MOISE, ANA-MARIA LENDVAI
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Agroprint Timisoara 2007-05-01
• Series: Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies
• Subjects: dairy farm; precision farming; digital mapping; pocket pc; gps
• Online Access: http://spasb.ro/index.php/spasb/article/view/1587

This paper briefly presents several applications of the geospatial technology as a method to maximize the efficiency of the dairy farm management. The experiment was carried out at Negraşi dairy farm in Târgovişte Plain. A functional farm production and mapping program for detailed farm management information system with several modules: mapping, forage stock, feed forecaster, individual cattle database, fuel consume for field operations and farm inputs database was developed for handheld computers with GPS navigation. Such portable information tools might help the decision making process, the development of ideo-types or in the exploration of land use options to support the policy makers at eco-regional level, the management staff at farm level and various other applications in dairy farms.