Zero in on the 25 Best Colleges for Precision Agriculture

UGA Precision Ag participants

Precision agriculture programs are burgeoning and finding a place at higher learning institutions around the globe.
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Recently, GrowingProduce.com reported on the latest ranking of the world’s top universities in the subject of Agriculture & Forestry, according to U.K.-based education marketing and networking firm Quacquarelli Symonds. Similarly, our colleagues at PrecisionAg Professional attempted to answer the question: Which schools are the best of the best when it comes to precision agriculture?

Perhaps the biggest step in the process is choosing a major. In agriculture, more and more students are focusing their studies on the quickly growing field of precision agriculture.

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Based on feedback from industry experts and Internet research, the edit team at PrecisionAg Professional compiled a list of the top precision ag programs at colleges and universities in the world. They also surveyed the heads of these programs to provide a self-assessment and peer review, including listing the schools they think have the best reputation in education, research, and Extension/outreach for precision agriculture. Only four-year schools are included in this initial list.

Click here or on the photo above to find out who made this “Top Tech” list for agriculture.

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