Project Number: 5445-21000-008-05
Project Type: Specific C/A

Start Date: Jul 01, 2003
End Date: Sep 30, 2007

Objective:
(1) Develop new and innovative methodologies to quantify the environmental benefit derived from implementing existing best management practices or new precision agriculture best management practices for minimizing offsite impacts, such as trace gas production from crop and grazinglands, wind and water erosion, and water quality impacts. (2) Quantitatively evaluate the "greenness index" developed by DigitalGlobe as a rapid and accurate method to evaluate the forage productivity and crop yield, quality of the forage, and the emission of greenhouse gases, particularly methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide.

Approach:
Results from research will be integrated with other available information and data to develop the capacity for farmers and ranchers to use remote sensing technology to develop site-specific best-management practices.