Precision Technologies: Intergrating Agriculture and Geo-Sciences

精密技术：农业与地球科学的结合

• 批准号: 1601512
• 负责人: Larry Everett
• 金额: $ 40.24万
• 依托单位: Clark State Community College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-07-01 至 2020-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1601512&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Precision; Technologies; Intergrating; Agriculture; Geo

This project will respond to the needs of agricultural and green industries for more precision technicians. Precision technologies are employed by growers across the U.S. to increase crop yield, reduce production costs and minimize negative impacts to the environment. Precision technologies are used not only in production agriculture but by a vast number of agricultural and green industries including organic farming, nurseries and sports turf management. With the increasing use of technology, there is a need for more technicians to install, repair and maintain the new technological equipment. Through the Precision Agriculture Program, Clark State Community College will partner with leaders in the precision agriculture industry and educational institutions to increase the number of students pursuing degrees in precision agriculture and in turn will support the needs of farmers and other green industries utilizing this emerging technology. Clark State Community College will integrate precision agriculture and the geo-sciences by working with leaders in the precision agriculture industry and other educational institutions to (1) grow the pipeline of Precision Agriculture students through targeted recruitment; (2) increase retention by expanding career and transfer options for precision agriculture students and (3) address the rapidly changing applications of precision technologies and prepare faculty to respond to ongoing changes in industry needs. The curriculum and knowledge developed through this proposal will be shared with other community colleges and universities through the NSF ATE National GEOTech Center website; through presentations at regional and national conferences; and through in-person faculty exchanges.

该项目将满足农业和绿色产业对更多精密技术人员的需求。 美国各地的种植者都在使用精密技术来提高作物产量，降低生产成本，并最大限度地减少对环境的负面影响。 精确技术不仅用于生产性农业，而且还用于大量农业和绿色产业，包括有机耕作、苗圃和运动场草坪管理。随着技术的日益广泛使用，需要更多的技术人员来安装、维修和维护新的技术设备。 通过精准农业计划，克拉克州立社区学院将与精准农业行业和教育机构的领导者合作，增加攻读精准农业学位的学生人数，并反过来支持农民和其他绿色行业利用这一新兴技术的需求。克拉克州立社区学院将通过与精准农业行业和其他教育机构的领导者合作，整合精准农业和地球科学，以（1）通过有针对性的招聘来培养精准农业学生;（2）通过扩大精准农业学生的职业和转学选择来增加保留率;（3）解决精密技术的快速变化的应用，并准备教师，以应对行业需求的持续变化。通过该提案开发的课程和知识将通过NSF ATE国家地质技术中心网站与其他社区学院和大学共享;通过在区域和国家会议上的演讲;并通过面对面的教师交流。