Potential Applications of Field Monitoring Server Networks for Ohio

Agriculture

Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological EngineeringThe Ohio State University

Reza Ehsani K.C. TingLingying Zhao

Wireless Network for Agriculture in USA

Commercial– Agris-etomato– AgSense

Research• The Ohio State University• University Georgia• University of Florida• USDA-ARS Mississippi

State • University of Illinois• Washington State

University

EcologicalEnvironmental Monitoring

Security &

Safety

Food Safety&

Traceability

ProductionFarms,

Greenhouses, and Orchards

Potential Applications of FMS in Ohio’s Agriculture

Challenges for Adoption of FMS in Ohio’s Agriculture Production

• Economy

– Value of

information

• Farm Size

• Education

• Specific applications

• Communication range

• Broad-band internet access

• User friendly software

• Limited input channels

– Analog input

– RS232

Planned Activities and Priorities at OSU

Research Activities High value crop production (Dr.

Ehsani)– Water Management– Disease Monitoring and Control– Security, Surveillance, and Safety– Modeling– Sensor developments

• Environmental monitoring (Dr. Zhang)– Air Quality– Environmental Control

• Applying for research grants• Recruiting graduate students

Extension/Education Farm Shows

•Farm Science Review•Farm Focus

•Field Days•In-Services

Frost Protection in Vineyard

Air TemperatureRelative humidity

Corrective Action

Heater onSprinkler onFogger onIrrigation system on

Real- Time Monitoring in Vineyards

Data Analysis

Wireless Data Transfer

Data Acquisition

Applications of FMS in Environmental Control of Animal Production Systems

• Monitor animal production environment • Monitor air quality inside animal

buildings and on farms• Monitor possible bio-terrorism attacks• Monitor animal welfare and safe meat

productions• Monitor animal health and safety• Remote environmental control• Remote animal production management

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Monitor Animal Activity, Thermal Environment, and Air Quality Inside

Animal Buildings

Remotely monitor and control whole farm environment and operation

Field Server

Home / officeAnimal building

Animal building

Manure storage pond

Field Servers

Internet access

Upwind of a farm

Monitor Farm Air Quality Distribution and Impacts

Weather station

Thanks &

Questions