1. Potential Applications of Field Monitoring Server Networks for Ohio Agriculture Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering The Ohio State University Reza Ehsani K.C. Ting Lingying Zhao

2. 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

3. Production Farms, Greenhouses, and Orchards Ecological Environmental Monitoring Security & Safety Food Safety & Traceability Potential Applications of FMS in Ohio’s Agriculture

4. 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

5. 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

6. Frost Protection in Vineyard Air Temperature Relative humidity Corrective Action Heater on Sprinkler on Fogger on Irrigation system on

7. Real- Time Monitoring in Vineyards Data Analysis Wireless Data Transfer Data Acquisition

8. 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 8

9. Monitor Animal Activity, Thermal Environment, and Air Quality Inside Animal Buildings

10. Remotely monitor and control whole farm environment and operation Field Server Home / office Animal building

11. Manure storage pond Field Servers Internet access Upwind of a farm Monitor Farm Air Quality Distribution and Impacts Weather station

12. Thanks & Questions