Welcome to Purdue University’s Digital Agriculture hub, we are on a mission to revolutionize farming with cool gadgets and smart data. At Purdue's Digital Agriculture, you will learn how digital tools and data science are transforming farming. By using devices for data collection and analysis, we are making agriculture more efficient and sustainable. From automation and data management to UAVs for remote sensing, you'll explore cutting-edge technologies improving various agricultural sectors. Whether you are into animal agriculture or crop management, there's something for everyone passionate about innovation in farming.

Resources, Education and more

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Opportunities and education programs

The College of Agriculture offers multiple opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to gain knowledge and skills in data science and digital agriculture.

Education Programs

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Digital Agriculture Resources toolbox

We have compiled a list of more than 30 spreadsheets on topics of field crops, fertilizer recommendations, economics, data management, animal agriculture, and more. 

DAR Toolbox

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Institutes and Centers

Purdue Resources includes links to institutes, centers, outreach, and educational programs, tools, and publications housed here at the university. All of these resources touch the area of digital agriculture.

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Research and Innovation

As big data continues to redefine processes and possibilities in agriculture, Purdue University helps lead the way through innovative, interdisciplinary research.

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Data-driven agriculture and decision-making

Opportunities abound to expand the data revolution into agriculture by blending data science skills with agricultural knowledge.

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outreach

Through Extension, faculty, partnerships, and other digital agriculture advocates, the impact of digital agriculture will grow as new ideas and opportunities spread.

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Why DIGITAL AGRICULTURE?

Digital agriculture uses digital devices to gather, process, and analyze spatial (object) or temporal (time) data. This data can guide targeted actions to improve agricultural efficiency, productivity, and sustainability. At Purdue University, digital agriculture and data science leverages increasingly innovative technology with our world-renowned know-how to improve agricultural efficiency, productivity, and sustainability.

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Top Stories

Top Stories

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IoT4Ag Center is advancing data collection capabilities for rural farms

The Internet of Things for Precision Agriculture Center (IoT4Ag), now entering its fifth year, is paving the way for affordable technological innovations that help producers make informed management decisions by collecting data across farms in a...

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Contact and Engagement

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Contact Us:

Dennis Buckmaster
Dean's Fellow for Digital Agriculture 
Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
digitalag@purdue.edu

Melinda Smith
Project Manager for Digital Agriculture
smit2732@purdue.edu

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