Course description
AgTech is any innovation used across the value chain to improve efficiency, profitability, and/or sustainability. It includes hardware, software, business models, new technologies and new applications i.e. data analysis, data analytics, robots, temperature and moisture sensors, aerial images, GPS technology. These reduce or eliminate the negative global environment impact of agriculture by reducing the fossil fuel, fertilizer, water, and land requirements for food production. Top 5 trends from 2021 Digital Farming with Smart technology such as precision sprayers; Data Integration and collection; Weather forecast; Field Management; Sensors and Robots
Course details
Credit transfer
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Registration dates
Not all courses are offered each term.
Fall 2024 registration opens July 22, 2024. Winter 2025 registration opens November 4, 2024.Delivery options
In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration
Online - Asynchronous: 100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery