DIFM Paper References, Presentations, Etc. – Updated 8/27/21
Refereed Journal Articles Published or In Press
Barbosa A.O., R.G., Trevisan, N. Hovakimyan, and N.F. Martin. “Modeling Yield Response to Crop Management Using Convolutional Neural Networks.” Computer and Electronics in Agriculture (170): 105197. Published March 2020.
Bullock, David S., Maria Boerngen, Haiying Tao, Bruce D. Maxwell, Joe D. Luck, and Nicolas Martin. “The Data-Intensive Farm Management Project: Changing Agronomic Research through On-farm Experimentation.” Agronomy Journal 111(2019): 725-735. Published November 2019.
Bullock, David S., Taro Mieno, and Jaeseok Hwang. “The Value of Conducting On-farm Field Trials Using Precision Agriculture Technology: A Theory and Simulations.” Precision Agriculture. Published January 2020.
Gardner, G., T. Mieno, and D.S. Bullock. “An Economic Evaluation of Site-specific Input Application Rx Maps: Evaluation Framework and Case Study.” Precision Agriculture (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11119-021-09785-z.
Mandrini, Germán, David S. Bullock, and Nicolás F. Martín. “Modeling the Economic and Environmental Effects of Corn Nitrogen Management in Illinois.” Field Crops Research 261(2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2020.108000.
Marks, B., and M.A. Boerngen. “A Farming Community’s Perspective on Nutrient Loss Reduction.” Agricultural & Environmental Letters 4:190004. Published April 2019.
Paccioretti, P., M. Córdoba, C. Bruno, F. Giannini Kurina, D.S. Bullock, and M. Balzarini. “Statistical Modeling for On-farm Experimentation with Precision Agricultural Technology.” In press, Agronomy Journal. July 2021.
Rodriguez, Divina G., David S. Bullock, and Maria A. Boerngen. “The Origins, Implications, and Consequences of Yield-Based Nitrogen Fertilizer Management.” Agronomy Journal 111(2019): 725. Published March 2019.
Tao, Haiying, and David S. Bullock. “Using Digital Agriculture Technologies to Improve Nitrogen Management and Wheat Yield.” Cereal Foods World 64(6). Published November 2019.
Trevisan, Rodrigo G., David S. Bullock, and Nicolás F. Martín. “Spatial Variability of Crop Responses to Agronomic Inputs in On-Farm Precision Experimentation.” Precision Agriculture. Published May 2020.
Preprints, Conference Papers and Proceedings
Bullock D.S., and T. Mieno. “The Economic Value of On-Farm Experimentation.” Precision Agriculture 2019. Proceedings of the 12th European Conference on Precision Agriculture. pp. 1030.
Edge, B. “An Economic-Theory-Based Approach to Management Zone Delineation.” Precision Agriculture 2018. Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Precision Agriculture.
Gong, A. “Investigate the Optimal Plot Length in On-Farm Trials.” Precision Agriculture 2018. Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Precision Agriculture.
Martin, N.F., D.S. Bullock, and R.G. Trevisan. “Spatial Variability of Crop Responses to Nitrogen in On-Farm Precision Experimentation.” 2019 Nitrogen Use Efficiency Workshop.
Martin, N.F., D.S. Bullock, and R.G. Trevisan. “Understanding the Spatial Variability of Optimum Nitrogen Rates Using Remote Sensing and on-Farm Precision Experimentation.” 2019 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting.
Martin, N.F., D.S. Bullock, and R.G. Trevisan. “Deep Learning to Predict Optimum Crop Management Decisions” 2019 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting.
Martin, N.F., L. Shiratsuchi, B. Maxwell, J.D. Luck, H. Tao, M. Boerngen, and D.S. Bullock “Changing Agronomic Research through on-Farm Precision Experimentation.” Symposium Making the Most of on-Farm Trials Using Spatial Statistics. 2019 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting.
Martin, N.F., L. Shiratsuchi, and R.G. Trevisan. “Cotton Yield Monitor Values Drift Over Time.” Cotton Agronomy, Physiology and Soil Conference. 2019 Beltwide Cotton Conference.
Maxwell B., P. Hegedus, P. Davis, A. Bekkerman, R. Payn, J. Sheppard, N. Silverman, and C. Izurieta. “Can optimization associated with on-farm experimentation using site-specific technologies improve producer management decisions?” Precision Agriculture 2018. Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Precision Agriculture.
Paccioretti P., M. Córdoba, C. Bruno, D.S. Bullock, and M. Balzarini. “Statistical modeling for on-farm experimentation using precision agricultural technology.” Precision Agriculture 2019. Proceedings of the 12th European Conference on Precision Agriculture.
Perrin R.K., P. Queiroz, F. Silva, L.E. Fulginiti. “Ex-ante expected payoff from variable rate N application: an expected value of sample information (EVSI) approach.” Agricultural and Applied Economics Association 2018. Annual Meeting, August 5-7, Washington, D.C. 274351.
Puntel, L. “A Crop Simulation Approach to Estimate The Value Of On-Farm Field Trials.” International Society of Precision Agriculture. 2018 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting.
Trevisan R.G., D.S. Bullock, and N.F. Martin. “Site-Specific Treatment Responses in On-Farm Precision Experimentation.” Precision Agriculture 2019. Proceedings of the12th European Conference on Precision Agriculture. pp. 925-931.
Trevisan, R.G., L.S. Shiratsuchi, D.S. Bullock, and N.F. Martin. “Improving Yield Mapping Accuracy Using Remote Sensing.” Precision Agriculture 2019. Proceedings of the 12th European Conference on Precision Agriculture. pp. 901-908.
Submitted Papers, Working Papers
Crago, C. and J. Paudel. “Fertilizer Use and Water Quality in the United States.” Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. Resubmitted to American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 2020.
Crago, C. and J. Paudel. “U.S. Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change: Implications for Fertilizer Use. World Congress of Environmental Economists.” Complete, waiting to be submitted. 2020.
Du, Q., T. Mieno, and D.S. Bullock. “Economically Optimal Nitrogen Side-dressing Based on Vegetation Indices from Satellite Images Through On-farm Experiments.” Submitted. Precision Agriculture, August 2021.
Edge, B. “An Economic Theory-Based Approach to Management Zone Delineation.” International Society of Precision Agriculture. University of Illinois Dept. of Agricultural and Consumer Economics. Working paper. 2020.
Edge, B. “Defining and Using Management Zones for On-farm Field Trials.” University of Illinois Dept. of Agricultural and Consumer Economics. Working paper. 2020.
Gong, A., and B. Kuhns. “An Investigation into Optimal Plot Length in On-Farm Field Trials.” University of Illinois Dept. of Agricultural and Consumer Economics. Working paper. 2020.
Hoselton, G.S.W. and M.A. Boerngen. “Illinois Corn Farmers Concerns about Nutrient Loss and the Adoption of Best Management Practices.” Chapter 2 of Thesis. Will be submitted to Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 2020.
Hoselton, G.S.W. and M.A. Boerngen. “Illinois Corn Farmers Concerns about Nutrient Loss and the Adoption of Best Management Practices.” Chapter 3 of Thesis. Will be submitted to Journal of Environmental Quality. 2020.
Li, X., T. Mieno, and D.S. Bullock. “The Economic Performances of Different Trial Designs in On-Farm Precision Experimentation: A Monte Carlo Evaluation.” Working paper, August 2021.
Li, N., D.S. Bullock, C. Butts-Wilmsmeyer, L. Gentry, G. Goodwin, J. Han, N. Kleczweski, N.F. Martín, P. Paulausky, P. Pistorius, N. Seither, N. Schroeder, and A.J. Margenot. “Distinct Soil Health Indicators Are Associated with On-farm Variation in Maize Yield and Tile Drain Nitrate Losses across Contrasting Nitrogen Applicaiton in Central Illinois.” Working paper, August 2021.
Martin, N. F. “Evaluation of the Association between Site Characteristics in the Context of On-farm Corn Trials.” University of Illinois Department of Crop Sciences. Working paper. 2020.
Mieno, T., X. Li, and D.S. Bullock. “Evaluating Site-specific Nitrogen Management by Applying Geographically Weighted Regression to On-farm Precision Experimentation Data.” Working paper, July 2021.
Mieno, T., L. Xiaofei, and D. S. Bullock. “Using Geographically Weighted Regression for Economic Evaluation of Site-Specific Nitrogen.” Working Paper, University of Nebraska Dept. of Agricultural Economics. 2020.
Queiroz, P.W., R.K. Perrin, L.E. Fulginiti, and D.S. Bullock. “An Expected Value of Sample Information (ESVI) Approach for Estimating the Payoff from a Variable Rate Technology.” Submitted. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, December 2020.
Other Publications: Featured Articles, Outreach, and Popular Press
Alesso C.A., R. G. Trevisan, N.F. Martin. 2020. On-Farm Experimentation with High-Resolution Technologies. American Society of Agronomy Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AR.
Barbosa A.O., N. Hovakimyan, N.F. Martin. 2020. Risk-Averse Optimization of Crop Inputs Using a Deep Ensemble of Convolutional Neural Networks. Computer and Electronics in Agriculture.
“ISU Agribusiness Professor Warns Farmers about the ‘Danger of Fertilizer’ with Research” in Vidette Online. October 2, 2019.
“Revolutionizing How Farmers Fertilize” in Redbird Scholar 5(1):4-7. Fall 2019.