University of Florida

Teaching

AOM 3333: Pesticide Application Technology

Semester Taught - Fall
Credits: 3
Equipment and methods used to apply pesticides in agriculture. Techniques used to avoid misapplication, a common cause of pesticide failures, are emphasized.

AOM 4434: Precision Agriculture

Semester Taught - Spring
Credits: 3
Principles and applications of technologies supporting precision farming and planning for natural resource data management. Global positioning system (GPS), yield monitoring and mapping, remote sensing, geographic information system (GIS), variable rate technologies (VRT), data layering of independent variables, Internet information access, and computer software for management.

AOM 5435: Advanced Precision Agriculture

Semester Taught - Fall, even years
Credits: 3
Principles and applications of technologies supporting precision farming and natural resource data management planning. Global positioning system (GPS), geographic information system (GIS), variable rate technologies (VRT), data layering of independent variables, field sensors and computer software for precision farming.

AOM 5334C: Agricultural Chemical Application Technology

Semester Taught - Fall
Credits: 3
Equipment and methods used to apply pesticides in agriculture. Emphasis on techniques to avoid misapplication and pesticide drift.