Australian Centre for Precision Agriculture
The Australian Centre for Precision Agriculture was founded in 1995 to introduce, develop and promote Precision Agriculture in Australia as a method of environmentally and economically sustainable management and thereby maintain Australia's internationally competitive rural industries and sustain their resource base.
Objectives of ACPA
- To review the recent and current knowledge in, and the application technology pertaining to, precision agriculture and ascertain the relevance to Australian agricultural industries.
- To outline the necessary research that will enable evaluation of agronomic practices and recommendations for Site-Specific Crop Management relative to the economic and environmental consequences of its adoption.
- To identify equipment development and technology transfer needs.
- To facilitate co-ordinated research among interested departments and organisations.
- To co-ordinate efforts to develop standards for research methodology and data acquisition and storage formats.
- To investigate the application of a Precision Agriculture philosophy to post harvest processes and thereby increase total quality management.
- To ensure good science and Precision Agriculture research and assure quality educational opportunities for interested users.
- To communicate information about precision agriculture across disciplines, between the research community, industry, farmers, policy-makers and students.
Key staff
Alex McBratney, Director
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Budiman Minasny, Senior Research Fellow
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Brett Whelan, Senior Research Fellow
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Tom Bishop, Senior Lecturer
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Tihomir Ancev, Senior Lecturer
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Pierre Roudier, Research Fellow
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For more information, visit the ACPA website.