The globally increasing demand for food and crops for bio fuels is outpacing the agricultural production capacity. Farm input costs are related to the ever rising costs of energy, forcing the economic need to minimize inputs for crop production. Environmental concerns and the availability of usable irrigation water put pressure on sustainable crop production. Growing more food with fewer resources poses a great challenge for the agricultural sector. Agri Yield Management (AYM) systems provide the farmer with the necessary tools to achieve this goal. This paper will explain how AYM systems can contribute to provide a solution to grow more food with fewer recourses. This will be done by an explanation of the AYM system developed by Dacom in The Netherlands. This system makes use of advanced technologies like intelligent sensors, internet and GPS. Software combines the collected information into practical solutions that supports the farmer in his daily operations. This AYM system is unique because it integrates multiple aspects of the crop production such as water, chemicals and fertilizer in relation to the yield. Precision timing and using the right product has proven to be profitable through the years. Challenges are the real-time collection of reliable crop environment information and methods for adaptation of these innovative systems by farmers to change from traditional practices to new AYM methods

The globally increasing demand for food and crops for bio fuels is outpacing the agricultural production capacity. Farm input costs are related to the ever rising costs of energy, forcing the economic need to minimize inputs for crop production. Environmental concerns and the availability of usable ...