MO Ag Experiment StationCollege of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
Hundley-Whaley Farm Research Center

Ag Education Field Day
Lathrop FFA

September 18, 2007
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In one of the sessions students discussed several ways in which computers could
be used on farms and composed the following list:

  • Checking weather
  • Monitoring spending
  • Keeping data-records
  • GoogleEARTH
  • Research
  • Looking for new farm equipment
  • Banking-online billing
  • Communication
    • Email
    • IM
    • Webcam
    • MySpace
    • Facebook
  • Buying and selling (eBay)
  • GPS
    • Chemical application
    • Planting
    • Harvesting
    • Fertilization
  • News
  • Checking input prices
  • Marketing
  • Stocks and investing
  • LEGAL download of music :)
  • Advertising
    • Craigslist.com
    • Autotrader.com
    • Auctions

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