Aaron Lee M. Daigh, Samira H. Daroub, Peter M. Kyveryga, Mark E. Sorrells, Nithya Rajan, James A. Ippolito, Endy Kailer, Christine S. Booth, Umesh Acharya, Deepak Ghimire, Saurav Das, Bijesh Maharjan, Yufeng Ge
{"title":"Communicating the use of artificial intelligence in agricultural and environmental research","authors":"Aaron Lee M. Daigh, Samira H. Daroub, Peter M. Kyveryga, Mark E. Sorrells, Nithya Rajan, James A. Ippolito, Endy Kailer, Christine S. Booth, Umesh Acharya, Deepak Ghimire, Saurav Das, Bijesh Maharjan, Yufeng Ge","doi":"10.1002/ael2.20144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ael2.20144","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Transformative technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) make difficult tasks more accessible and convenient. Since 2018, the use of AI in research has increased drastically, with annual publication rates of 3–5 times higher than pre-2017. Currently, >100,000 manuscripts using AI are published annually within science and engineering, and >20,000 of these belong to the agricultural and environmental fields. Given the magnitude of use, clear communication on how AI is used and how it helps advance scientific knowledge is essential. Clear communication is perhaps more necessary with AI than previous technologies due to its broad and flexible spectrum of uses, the “black-box” nature of deep-learning algorithms, and ongoing debates regarding AI's predictive power versus knowledge of first-principles mechanistic and process-based theories and models. In this commentary, we provide guidelines and discussion points to the scientific community to ensure transparent and effective communication of AI research in agricultural and environmental research publications.</p>","PeriodicalId":48502,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural & Environmental Letters","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ael2.20144","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141968413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Peggy Petrzelka, Jessica D. Ulrich-Schad, Matt Yost, Matthew J. Barnett
{"title":"Crop advisors in the intermountain west and the challenges of soil health","authors":"Peggy Petrzelka, Jessica D. Ulrich-Schad, Matt Yost, Matthew J. Barnett","doi":"10.1002/ael2.20142","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ael2.20142","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Both agricultural lands and the role of crop advisors remain comparatively understudied in the Intermountain West (IMW) when it comes to the topic of soil health. Data from a survey of crop advisors in Utah is used to understand current and future soil health work in the region. Not all crop advisors engage in soil health work, but more are discussing it with clients than in the past. Respondents noted that information and costs are key barriers for farmers to managing soil health. Advisors also do not always feel they have the information and answers about soil health practices that farmers need. While crop advisors are one option for promoting producer understanding about soil health in the IMW, work is needed to better prepare them, and farmers will need other options and support to be successful in managing soil health.</p>","PeriodicalId":48502,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural & Environmental Letters","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ael2.20142","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141804131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hyunki Kim, Bo-Kyeong Kim, Hyun-Dong Moon, Seo-Ho Shin, Hyeong Ju Lee, Jong-Sung Ha, Seungtaek Jeong, Jong-Min Yeom, Yoon Hyung Kim, Jaeil Cho
{"title":"Effect of wind speed and net radiation on the oasis effect in temperate rice paddy fields","authors":"Hyunki Kim, Bo-Kyeong Kim, Hyun-Dong Moon, Seo-Ho Shin, Hyeong Ju Lee, Jong-Sung Ha, Seungtaek Jeong, Jong-Min Yeom, Yoon Hyung Kim, Jaeil Cho","doi":"10.1002/ael2.20141","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ael2.20141","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The oasis effect, characterized by atmospheric cooling due to excessive evapotranspiration (ET) and the inflow of warm air from the surroundings, has been well documented in vegetated oases. Despite its significant ET rates, the atmospheric cooling phenomenon in rice paddies has not received extensive exploration. This study investigates the oasis effect during July and August, the peak months for ET in rice fields in temperate climate. Over 3 years (2020–2022), energy flux observations using the eddy covariance method were conducted to analyze atmospheric cooling in paddy fields. The findings revealed a pronounced atmospheric cooling effect associated with negative sensible heat in paddy fields. Moreover, this cooling phenomenon exhibited heightened activity during periods of increased wind speeds (>3.5 m/s) and subdued net radiation (<400 W/m<sup>2</sup>). These results highlight rice paddies' potential to cool the atmosphere, acting as a countermeasure against global warming and the urban heat island effect.</p>","PeriodicalId":48502,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural & Environmental Letters","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ael2.20141","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141639618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. Aita, D. Bhatnagar, G. O. Bruni, M. Deliberto, G. Eggleston, A. Finger, K. Gravois, M. Isied, W. Judice, K. T. Klasson, I. M. Lima, J. L. Purswell, M. Souliman, E. Terrell, B. S. Tubaña, H. L. Waguespack Jr., J. J. Wang, P. M. White Jr.
{"title":"Creating a bio-based circular economy from Louisiana sugarcane byproducts","authors":"G. Aita, D. Bhatnagar, G. O. Bruni, M. Deliberto, G. Eggleston, A. Finger, K. Gravois, M. Isied, W. Judice, K. T. Klasson, I. M. Lima, J. L. Purswell, M. Souliman, E. Terrell, B. S. Tubaña, H. L. Waguespack Jr., J. J. Wang, P. M. White Jr.","doi":"10.1002/ael2.20140","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ael2.20140","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <p>Sugarcane (<i>Saccharum officinarum</i>) is Louisiana's number one row crop. Growing and processing sugarcane produces significant amounts of byproducts, including bagasse, crop residue, molasses, filter-press mud, and boiler fly ash. These products represent an important opportunity to generate value-added and specialty products and enhance sugarcane's sustainability by facilitating a circular economy, where agricultural by-products are reused instead of disposing them (linear economy), in order to reduce resource use and energy demand. Examples of value-added products range from biochar, construction materials, animal feed, biofuels, nanoparticles, and fertilizer. Paramount to the success of the bio-based circular economy is creating useful products that are sustainable, economically, and environmentally acceptable. Some potential roadblocks to creating a successful bio-based circular economy from Louisiana's sugarcane by-products are highlighted.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Core Ideas</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <div>\u0000 <ul>\u0000 \u0000 <li>The Louisiana sugar industry produces large amounts of biomass-derived byproducts each year.</li>\u0000 \u0000 <li>Byproducts could be reused, recycled, or reformed instead of being discarded.</li>\u0000 \u0000 <li>Creating industries around these products boosts the circular economy.</li>\u0000 </ul>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48502,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural & Environmental Letters","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ael2.20140","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141639546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High rhizospheric ammonium levels in Sorghum halepense (johnsongrass) suggests nitrification inhibition potential","authors":"Eeshita Ghosh, Nithya Rajan, Dinesh Phuyal, Nithya Subramanian, Muthukumar Bagavathiannan","doi":"10.1002/ael2.20137","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ael2.20137","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <p>Plants, such as sorghum (<i>Sorghum bicolor</i>), have been shown to secrete root exudates involved in biological nitrification inhibition (BNI), an ability to suppress the conversion of ammonium to nitrate and thereby minimize its loss. Johnsongrass (<i>Sorghum halepense</i>), a weedy relative of cultivated sorghum, may also possess BNI potential, but little is known in this regard. Here, we conducted a field survey at seven different sites in Southeast Texas to determine this evolutionary trait of johnsongrass in different soil environments. It was found that johnsongrass rhizosphere retains high levels (>60%) of ammonium within the total available N (ammonium + nitrate). Furthermore, the degree of ammonium retention by johnsongrass rhizosphere was significantly greater (up to 40%) in the roadside habitat compared to cultivated fields. The high ammonium retention potential by johnsongrass may explain, in part, their persistence and dominance, especially in marginal environments.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Core Ideas</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <div>\u0000 <ul>\u0000 \u0000 <li>Nitrogen is a limiting nutrient for plant growth, and nitrification causes loss of nitrogen.</li>\u0000 \u0000 <li>Ammonium retention was higher in roadside johnsongrass biotypes compared to that of cropland biotypes.</li>\u0000 \u0000 <li>The high rhizoshpheric ammonium retention by johnsongrass may explain, at least in part, its invasiveness.</li>\u0000 \u0000 <li>This trait could be further investigated and integrated into modern sorghum cultivars.</li>\u0000 </ul>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48502,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural & Environmental Letters","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ael2.20137","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141631177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Facundo Lussich, Jashanjeet Kaur Dhaliwal, Wesley Wright, Debasish Saha
{"title":"Forty-two years of no-tillage and cover cropping improved soil oxygen availability and resilience","authors":"Facundo Lussich, Jashanjeet Kaur Dhaliwal, Wesley Wright, Debasish Saha","doi":"10.1002/ael2.20135","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ael2.20135","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <p>Healthy soil air–water balance is critical for crop growth. Conservation agricultural practices improve soil physical properties to influence soil oxygen availability. We evaluated the impact of 42 years of hairy vetch (HV) cover cropping (CC), and no-tillage (NT) on soil oxygen dynamics during a cotton growing season experiencing multiple intensive rain events in silt loam soil. The HV and NT treatments exhibited higher growing season soil oxygen availability (<i>p </i>< 0.05) and experienced three to four times fewer hours of oxygen limitation (i.e., oxygen concentration <10%) as compared to no cover crop (NC) and conventional tillage (CT) treatments. After a heavy rainfall, NT–HV treatment exhibited the highest soil oxygen availability, followed by NT–NC, CT–HV, and CT–NC treatments (<i>p </i>< 0.05). While CC and/or NT treatments quickly regained soil oxygen status within 24 h after saturating rain events, CT–NC suffered from sub-optimal soil aeration until the third day after rainfall cessation. The combination of CC with NT practices enhanced soil oxygen availability and resilience to extreme precipitation events.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Core Ideas</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <div>\u0000 <ul>\u0000 \u0000 <li>Long-term cover cropping and no-tillage practices enhanced soil oxygen availability following extreme precipitation events.</li>\u0000 \u0000 <li>Cover cropping and no-tillage practices reduced the duration of anoxia experienced by cotton crops during the growing season by three- to four-fold.</li>\u0000 \u0000 <li>Combined cover cropping and no-tillage implementation exhibited the most significant impact in mitigating immediate soil oxygen stress after heavy rainfall events.</li>\u0000 </ul>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48502,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural & Environmental Letters","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ael2.20135","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141435595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sunghyun Nam, Yongliang Liu, Zhongqi He, Doug J. Hinchliffe, David Fang
{"title":"Assessment of Segal method for identifying crystallinity evolution in developing cotton fibers","authors":"Sunghyun Nam, Yongliang Liu, Zhongqi He, Doug J. Hinchliffe, David Fang","doi":"10.1002/ael2.20138","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ael2.20138","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The crystallinity index (CI) is an important parameter in evaluating cotton fiber quality. Due to its ease and speed in measuring CIs from X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns, the Segal method is popularly used. In this study, we assessed the Segal method for monitoring the crystallinity evolution in developing cotton (<i>Gossypium </i>L.) fibers between 20 and 60 days post anthesis (DPAs) by comparing Segal CIs with those obtained from a Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy-based method and other XRD-based methods. The Segal method estimated higher CIs than other methods, especially for shorter DPAs. The Segal method suggested a rapid evolution of crystallinity in the early developmental stage, whereas other methods suggested a gradual increase in crystallinity. The calculation of diffraction patterns for cellulose Iβ crystallites with different sizes showed very little effect of the crystallite size on the Segal CIs for developing cotton fibers studied.</p>","PeriodicalId":48502,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural & Environmental Letters","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ael2.20138","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141424969","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Searching for soil: Elucidating public interest in soil and soil conservation from 20 years of internet search trends","authors":"Samuel W. Booth","doi":"10.1002/ael2.20133","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ael2.20133","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Over the last two decades, soil science research has undergone rapid expansion. Understanding public interest in soil science is vital for evaluating dissemination efforts and situating it in the broader environmental discourse. Analyzing Google Trends search data from 2004 to 2023, this study investigates spikes in search volume index (SVI) for soil-related searches and potential influences. Significant spikes in SVI between 2019–2020 and 2021–2022 were observed for a number of soil characteristics and soil conservation searches. Similar spikes were observed for possible influences such as the documentary “Kiss the ground,” and SVI related to climate change and carbon sequestration. Notably, SVI for “sustainable development goals” aligned with similar patterns in SVI for “soil health,” indicating a possible link between soil interest and the United Nations’ sustainability goals. This study underscores the seemingly rising interest in soil science, possibly linked with dissemination events, and broader environmental concerns and policies.</p>","PeriodicalId":48502,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural & Environmental Letters","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ael2.20133","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141308769","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Thanks to our 2023 reviewers","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/ael2.20136","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ael2.20136","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Maintaining the editorial standards of a scientific journal is the primary task of the journal editors. Their task is made much easier with the help of colleagues who are invited to review manuscripts. Through their critical comments and helpful suggestions, these volunteer reviewers have done much to maintain and further the quality of research reported in <i>Agricultural & Environmental Letters</i>. The members of the <i>Agricultural & Environmental Letters</i> Editorial Board express their appreciation to the following individuals who reviewed manuscripts in 2023. Many of the reviewers listed below reviewed more than one paper. We extend our apologies and thanks to those reviewers whose names have been inadvertently omitted from this list.</p><p>Anapalli, Saseendran</p><p>Ansari, Jamshid</p><p>Armstrong, Shalamar</p><p>Asci, Serhat</p><p>Bhandari, Ammar</p><p>Buda, Anthony</p><p>Castellano, Michael</p><p>Chatterjee, Amitava</p><p>Chen, Chang-Er</p><p>Chiluwal, Anuj</p><p>Choi, Woo-Jung</p><p>Christianson, Laura</p><p>Cihacek, Larry</p><p>Crespo, Cecilia</p><p>Culman, Steven</p><p>Daigh, Aaron</p><p>Dey, Shuvashis</p><p>Dhakal, Madhav</p><p>Douzals, Jean Paul</p><p>Duquette, Cameron</p><p>Duzy, Leah</p><p>Fernández Jorquera, Francisco José</p><p>Galagedara, Lakshman</p><p>Ghatrehsamani, Shirin</p><p>Haruna, Samuel</p><p>He, Jinxi</p><p>He, Yangbo</p><p>Hopkins, Bryan</p><p>Jha, Gaurav</p><p>Joshi, Deepak R.</p><p>Joshi, Vijaya</p><p>Kharel, Tulsi</p><p>Knappenberger, Thorsten</p><p>Kolka, Randy</p><p>Kral-O'Brien, Katherine</p><p>Kronenberg, Raelin</p><p>Kumar, Chandan</p><p>Li, Sheng</p><p>Licht, Mark</p><p>Locke, Anna</p><p>Malone, Lindsay</p><p>Marx, Adam</p><p>McGuire, Andrew</p><p>Millar, David</p><p>Moore, Matt</p><p>Mowrer, Jake</p><p>Nam, Sunghyun</p><p>O'Brien, Peter</p><p>Pease, Lindsay</p><p>Provin, Tony</p><p>Ranville, Michelle</p><p>Ricart, Sandra</p><p>Roper, Wayne</p><p>Rosinger, Christoph</p><p>Ruark, Matthew</p><p>Rui, Yichao</p><p>Sanford, Gregg</p><p>Sassenrath, Gretchen</p><p>Sawadgo, Wendiam</p><p>Schlossberg, Maxim</p><p>Schneider, S. K.</p><p>Severino Da Silva, Liliane</p><p>Singh, Arshdeep</p><p>Singh, Hardeep</p><p>Slaughter, Lindsey C.</p><p>Smith, William</p><p>Sun, Luyi</p><p>Swenson, Rebecca</p><p>Villarreal, R.</p><p>Wade, Jordon</p><p>Wherley, Benjamin</p><p>White, Charles</p><p>White, Paul</p><p>Wooliver, Rachel</p><p>Worosz, Michelle</p><p>Young, Joseph</p><p>Zhang, Hailin</p>","PeriodicalId":48502,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural & Environmental Letters","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ael2.20136","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141164884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Discovering farmers’ views of on-farm precision experimentation","authors":"Reagen G. Tibbs, Maria A. Boerngen","doi":"10.1002/ael2.20130","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ael2.20130","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <p>Precision agriculture technologies (PATs) have revolutionized agriculture production and provide many benefits to farmers. Among these benefits is the ability to conduct experiments using PATs and collaborate with researchers in a process known as on-farm precision experimentation (OFPE). OFPE is a citizen-science approach that fosters relationships and knowledge-sharing to address challenges of mutual interest. While the literature on precision agriculture is extensive, little research has addressed farmers’ willingness to conduct OFPE with researchers. Interviews with 11 Illinois farmers revealed high adoption rates of PATs. Interest in collaborating with researchers to conduct OFPE was mixed, with farmers identifying clear channels of communication as the most important factor in their decision to collaborate. While additional study is needed among the larger farming community, these initial insights may contribute to the larger effort to encourage greater collaboration between researchers and farmers to find real-world solutions to agronomic, economic, and environmental challenges.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Core Ideas</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <div>\u0000 <ul>\u0000 \u0000 <li>Precision agriculture technologies (PATs) allow farmers to engage in on-farm precision experimentation (OFPE).</li>\u0000 \u0000 <li>OFPE fosters farmer and researcher collaboration to help address agronomic challenges.</li>\u0000 \u0000 <li>This study provides initial insight into farmers’ perceptions of and interest in OFPE.</li>\u0000 </ul>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48502,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural & Environmental Letters","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ael2.20130","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141164869","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}