Abstract
In recent decades, the development of precision farming systems and auto-guidance has gained increasing interest among farmers. Auto-guidance systems with the use of Global Navigation Satellite System enable farm machinery to follow straight lines to reduce overlaps of the tractor and equipment passes. These systems help farmers to reduce fuel costs, input costs, time, labour, soil compaction and increases the overall field efficiency. The aim of this paper was to present the results of a farm survey and cluster analysis about farm and market segments for auto guidance systems in Northern Europe. Findings from this study indicate that farm size and farmers interest in farm planning and knowledge sharing has an impact on farmers' adoption of auto guidance systems. These results should be taken into consideration in designing targeted policies to encourage further diffusion of auto-guidance systems.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Precision Agriculture '15 : papers presented at the 10th European Conference on Precision Agriculture |
| Editors | John V. Stafford |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Place of Publication | The Netherlands |
| Publisher | Wageningen Academic Publishers |
| Publication date | 2015 |
| Pages | 727-732 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-90-8686-267-2 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-90-8686-814-8 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
| Event | 10th European Conference on Precision Agriculture - Beit-Dagan, Israel Duration: 12 Jul 2015 → 16 Jul 2015 |
Conference
| Conference | 10th European Conference on Precision Agriculture |
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| Country/Territory | Israel |
| City | Beit-Dagan |
| Period | 12/07/2015 → 16/07/2015 |