Precision Agriculture at the Alaska Plant Materials Center

Precision agriculture is an information-intensive farm management strategy which utilizes diverse remote sensing datasets and analytics to maximize input efficiency and reduce required labor & time costs. Better data informs better decisionmaking, providing farmers with the information needed to precisely apply nutrient inputs and track crop development over time for large areas, and enables targeted interventions directly to stressed plants. This increased efficiency means higher crop yields and lower costs per acre, as well as reduced needs for human labor.

We at Corax are excited about the possibilities of precision agriculture to increase food security in Alaska. To explore and experiment with precision agriculture, we are collaborating with the Alaska Plant Materials Center’s agronomists for 2020.

The Alaska Plant Materials Center (PMC) is located near the confluence of the Matanuska and Knik rivers near Palmer, Alaska. Founded in 1972, the PMC’s mission is to support and develop agriculture in Alaska.