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Themostcommonsoftwarepackagesusedbyagriculturalproducersaredataorientedwiththemostcommonbeingonedesignedforfinancialaccounting.Thesefinancialaccountingsystemsareusedbeyon...

The most common software packages used by agricultural producers are data oriented with the most common being one designed for financial accounting. These financial accounting systems are used beyond completing tax documents. They are also important for providing information to creditors and for planning and control.

Production management also accounts for a significant proportion of computer usage. There are many software packages available that address livestock problems. Some are database programs to keep track of animal related data and/or feed inventories. There are models to address operational and tactical decisions such as ration balancing, culling decisions, alternative replacements options, etc.

Though there is increasing interest in geographic information systems by agricultural producers, the main usage is for yield monitoring and mapping. This approach is used to evaluate the effectiveness of alternative management practices employed in the production of the crop and to identify field problems.

To a limited extent, some agricultural producers are starting to make use of remote sensing data to identify problems related to the growing crop such as an outbreak of a disease. Those using remote sensing feel they are able to more quickly identify the problems and take corrective action, minimizing the damage done.

Precision agriculture applied to the animal industries is on a different scale. Information systems are playing a major role on the integrated mega-farms. When using information systems to carefully track genetic performance, balance rations, monitor health problems, facilities scheduling, control the housing environment and so forth, it is generally acknowledged that it is possible to achieve a fairly significant reduction in cost per unit of output (10-15%) over that of more traditional, smaller farming operations. These are proprietary information systems and the information from these systems are used to gain a strategic competitive advantage.

User Interface

The user interface has improved in greatly in quality. Most agricultural software now uses the windowing environment. This environment makes it easier for the user to use and access data and information, and to move data from one application to another or to link applications. However, this still remains a user-initiated task and in some cases can be complex. Also most of the data contained in the software package is unique to that package and not easily shared with other software packages. Thus, from a DSS viewpoint there are still significant shortcomings.

The Decision Maker

An often overlooked component of a decision support system is the decision maker. Prior surveys suggest that the primary user of the on-farm computer system is the farm operator. Operators that are younger and college educated were much more likely to routinely use the computer. Also large farms were more likely to utilize a computer in their farming operation.

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