Development of 'On-Tractor' Information Manager for Crop Production Operations
Q. Zhang,* J. F. Reid
Illinois Council on Food and Agricultural Research

The objective of this research is to develop a farmer-oriented information management tool for crop production. Research is focused on the development of an 'on-tractor' information management system, which will be capable of integrating precision agricultural devices, synthesizing available information, and support operation decision making. It will also be capable of linking the tractor to the Internet for receiving and transmitting operational information. This technology will utilize the current research results from precision agriculture, sensor and infotronic technology, and information management. This system will be evaluated under typical Illinois crop production conditions.