FPJ1502B – Lyons, N & Clark, C (2018), The Future of Autonomous Dairies, in Farm Policy Journal, vol. 15, no. 2, Winter 2018, pp. 1-5, Surry Hills, Australia.
Winter 2018: Is agriculture ready for autonomy?
Winter 2018: Is agriculture ready for autonomy?
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Autonomous and robotic applications are expanding rapidly into agriculture, and new uses of technology for agriculture are emerging almost on a daily basis. Papers included in this edition investigate aspects of the use of autonomous farming systems that will require different thinking and strategy – and potentially new regulations – to ensure that the technology is used to its full potential.
FPJ1502C – Chandra, R (2018), FarmBeats: Automating Data Aggregation, in Farm Policy Journal, vol. 15, no. 2, Winter 2018, pp. 7-15, Surry Hills, Australia.
FPJ1502D – Perez, T (2018), Agricultural Robotics – What Can Go Wrong?, in Farm Policy Journal, vol. 15, no. 2, Winter 2018, pp. 17-34, Surry Hills, Australia.
FPJ1502E – Wiseman, L, Cockburn, T & Sanderson, J (2018), Legal Consequences of Autonomous Farming, in Farm Policy Journal, vol. 15, no. 2, Winter 2018, pp. 37-46, Surry Hills, Australia.
FPJ1502F – Devitt, K (2018), Cognitive Factors that Affect the Adoption of Autonomous Agriculture, in Farm Policy Journal, vol. 15, no. 2, Winter 2018, pp. 49-60, Surry Hills, Australia.
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