About The Program

What We Do

As more farms adopt precision agriculture technology and digital agriculture strategies, the industry will need people with proven skills in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), data science, programming, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and precision equipment.

Purdue Extension’s Digital Agriculture Curriculum prepares participants for future employment in agriculture through a mixture of presentations and experiential learning, with a focus on experiential learning in precision agriculture technology.

Contact Us

Purdue Digital Agriculture Curriculum

Agriculture Administration Building
615 W. Mitch Daniels Boulevard
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2053

digitalagcurriculum@purdue.edu

Adam Shanks, 765-753-9321

CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

The curriculum is designed for:

High school juniors/seniors
Community/junior college students
Career center patrons
Early career professionals

Soil Nutrient Management
Plant Nutrient Management
Integrated Pest Management
Applied Information Technologies
Data Management
Precision Agronomy
Precision Equipment
UAV Technologies

Detailed instructor manuals with required equipment lists
90+ student activities
Comprehensive PowerPoint slides
Educator training workshop
Support from Purdue Extension Digital Agriculture specialists

Those completing the course will:

Understand basic soil science, interpret soil tests, plant science, and plant tissue tests, and generate fertilizer recommendations.
Pilot UAVs for remote sensing and imagery interpretation.
Employ various sensing platforms, computer programming languages and internet of things (IoT) technologies to create basic software and agronomically useful devices.
Implement data management practices to understand, clean, analyze, visualize, interpret and summarize data using various software.
Learn to work with a GIS to develop variable rate technology prescriptions.

Register for the Upcoming Training

The 2025 training for the curriculum will be June 24th-27th 2025. The training will be held at the Tipton County Extension Office with lodging and meals available in nearby Kokomo Indiana. SIGN UP AT LINK OR CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION!

TRAINING PROGRAM

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