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This book gathers review articles that analyze current agricultural issues and knowledge, then propose alternative solutions. It will therefore help all scientists, decision-makers, professors, farmers and politicians who wish to build a safe agriculture, energy and food system for future generations

Precision agriculture represents an innovative approach utilizing technologies and scientific methods to enhance the efficiency and sustainability of agricultural oper-ations and their application in modern agriculture. Various technological innovations are analyzed, including the use of sensors, GPS systems, remote sensing, and software solutions that aid in optimizing agricultural operations. The article discusses the chal-lenges of implementing precision agriculture, as well as future development opportuni-ties in the sector and the potential benefits for farmers, rural communities, and the en-vironment from implementing this approach. The importance of precision agriculture as an innovative strategy for addressing challenges and achieving sustainable develop-ment in agriculture is emphasized. The goal of this article is to assist agricultural pro-ducers, agricultural specialists, and decision-makers in the sector in making informed decisions and strategies for implementing precision agriculture in their practices. Im-plementing precision agriculture will lead to improved efficiency and sustainability by reducing the use of resources such as water, fertilizers, and pesticides, increasing the productivity of agricultural crops, and reducing the adverse environmental impacts of agriculture.

Speech before the Institute of public administration, Copenhagen, Denmark, Sept., 1926.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- USDA Agricultural Projections to 2020( -- Abstract -- Introduction and Projections Overview -- Key Assumptions and Implications -- Major Assumptions Underlying the Projections and Selected Implications Include -- Economic Growth -- Population -- The Value of the U.S. Dollar -- Oil Prices -- U.S. Agricultural Policy -- U.S. Biofuels -- Livestock and Meat Trade -- International Policy -- International Biofuels -- Prices -- Macroeconomic Assumptions -- Agricultural Implications -- Agricultural Trade -- Historical Background for Trade Projections -- Trade Projections Overview -- U.S. Crops -- U.S. Livestock -- U.S. Agricultural Sector Aggregate Indicators -- Farm Income, U.S. Trade Value, Food Prices, and Food Expenditures -- U.S. Agricultural Trade: Trends, Composition, Direction, and Policy( -- U.S. Agricultural Exports, Imports, and Trade Balance -- Shares of U.S. Crop Production Exported: Selected Commodities -- Shares of U.S. Livestock Products Exported: Selected Commodities -- Composition of U.S. Agricultural Exports: Major Commodity Components -- Composition of U.S. Agricultural Exports: Bulk, Consumer-Ready, and Intermediate Product Exports -- Major Country Markets for U.S. Agricultural Exports -- World Export Market Shares: Crops -- World Market Shares: Livestock and Dairy -- World Market Shares: Sugar -- Major U.S. Agricultural Imports -- U.S. Agricultural Imports by Country of Origin -- Regional Market Growth in U.S. Agricultural Exports -- Growth in U.S. Agricultural Exports to Asian Markets -- Growth in Agricultural Exports to North and South America -- U.S. Agricultural and Trade Policies -- Domestic Support -- Trade Measures -- Food Aid -- End Notes -- Index

Intro -- AGRICULTURE AND FOOD -- AGRICULTURE AND FOOD -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: FEDERAL FARM PROGRAMS: USDA NEEDS TO STRENGTHEN MANAGEMENT CONTROLS TO PREVENT IMPROPER PAYMENTS TO ESTATES AND DECEASED INDIVIDUALS -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- FSA DOES NOT SYSTEMATICALLY DETERMINE THE ELIGIBILITY OF ESTATES FOR FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS AND CANNOT BE ASSURED THAT PAYMENTS ARE PROPER -- WITHOUT APPROPRIATE MANAGEMENT CONTROLS, FSA CANNOT BE ASSURED THAT IT IS NOT MAKING PAYMENTS TO DECEASED INDIVIDUALS -- FSA Made Millions of Dollars in Farm Program Payments to Deceased Individuals from Fiscal Years 1999 through 2005 -- Complex Farming Operations Raise the Potential for Improper Payments to Deceased Individuals -- CONCLUSIONS -- End Notes -- Chapter 2: BEGINNING FARMERS: ADDITIONAL STEPS NEEDED TO DEMONSTRATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USDA ASSISTANCE -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- ABBREVIATIONS -- RESULTS IN BRIEF -- BACKGROUND -- USDA'S LENDING AND CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE FOR BEGINNING FARMERS HAS INCREASED -- Lending to Beginning Farmers Exceeds 1 Billion per Year -- Conservation Assistance for Beginning Farmers Nearly Doubled between Fiscal Years 2004 and 2006 -- Other USDA Programs Assist Beginning Farmers -- USDA HAS NOT DEMONSTRATED THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS ASSISTANCE FOR BEGINNING FARMERS -- USDA Lacks a Crosscutting, Departmental Strategic Goal for Its Beginning Farmer Efforts -- USDA Has Begun to Develop Information on Beginning Farmers That Could Help Better Target Its Efforts -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION -- AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION -- APPENDIX I: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY -- APPENDIX II: FSA LOANS TO BEGINNING FARMERS BY STATE AND LOAN TYPE, FISCAL YEAR 2006