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Agriculture & Food terms
Yields, prices, satellite crop monitoring and precision agriculture.
Crop modeling Using mathematical models of plant growth, weather and soil to simulate and forecast crop development and yield. Farm management analytics Software and data practices that track a farm's field operations, inputs and finances to support planting and business decisions. Normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) A satellite-derived index measuring live vegetation density and health from how plants reflect red and infrared light. Precision agriculture Using field-level data, from sensors, satellites, and GPS-guided equipment, to tailor farming inputs to specific conditions rather than whole fields. Variable-rate application (VRA) Applying seed, fertilizer or crop inputs at a rate that changes across a field instead of one uniform rate. Yield mapping Recording crop yield by GPS location during harvest to build a spatial map of how output varies across a field.