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Potential Applications of Field Monitoring Server Networks for Ohio Agriculture. Reza Ehsani. Lingying Zhao. K.C. Ting. Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering The Ohio State University. Wireless Network for Agriculture in USA. Commercial Agris-etomato AgSense
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Potential Applications of Field Monitoring Server Networks for Ohio Agriculture Reza Ehsani Lingying Zhao K.C. Ting Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering The Ohio State University
Wireless Network for Agriculture in USA Commercial • Agris-etomato • AgSense Research • The Ohio State University • University Georgia • University of Florida • USDA-ARS Mississippi State • University of Illinois • Washington State University
Challenges for Adoption of FMS in Ohio’s Agriculture Production • Economy • Value of information • Farm Size • Education • Specific applications • Communication range • Broad-band internet access • User friendly software • Limited input channels • Analog input • RS232
Planned Activities and Priorities at OSU • Extension/Education • Farm Shows • Farm Science Review • Farm Focus • Field Days • In-Services Research Activities High value crop production (Dr. Ehsani) • Water Management • Disease Monitoring and Control • Security, Surveillance, and Safety • Modeling • Sensor developments • Environmental monitoring (Dr. Zhang) • Air Quality • Environmental Control • Applying for research grants • Recruiting graduate students
Frost Protection in Vineyard Corrective Action Heater on Sprinkler on Fogger on Irrigation system on Air Temperature Relative humidity
Real- Time Monitoring in Vineyards Data Acquisition Data Analysis Wireless Data Transfer
Applications of FMS in Environmental Control of Animal Production Systems • Monitor animal production environment • Monitor air quality inside animal buildings and on farms • Monitor possible bio-terrorism attacks • Monitor animal welfare and safe meat productions • Monitor animal health and safety • Remote environmental control • Remote animal production management 8
Monitor Animal Activity, Thermal Environment, and Air Quality Inside Animal Buildings
Animal building Home / office Field Server Remotely monitor and control whole farm environment and operation
Monitor Farm Air Quality Distribution and Impacts Weather station Field Servers Internet access Animal building Manure storage pond Upwind of a farm