Environmental management system as a factor of agriculture enterprises productivity

A Decision Support System for Environmental Management of Agriculture'

The University of Hertfordshire, in collaboration with two UK agricultural establishments are developing a decision support system for environmental management in arable agriculture. The system aims to encourage and promote best practice. Significant environmental effects from arable agriculture arise from the use of fertilisers, pesticides and unsustainable soil management practices. The softw...

A Computerised System to Support Environmental Management in Agriculture

This paper describes a computer-based system to support environmental management in agriculture. The overall aim of the system is to encourage and promote environmental responsibility through good agricultural practice with a profitable farming business. The system enables the user to assess environmental performance of a specific farm by comparison with sound practice and good housekeeping. Th...

A computer-based informal environmental management system for agriculture

This paper discusses a practical, computerised eco-management system for agriculture which has been developed at the University of Hertfordshire, UK for use by farmers and their advisers to encourage more sustainable practices. The research and software development has been funded by the UK’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Milk Development Council. The computerised system h...

Agriculture Environmental Management System Electronic Manure Handling Process Map

Environmental management for Agriculture: An Expert System Approach

The development of quantitative measures for self-assessment of the environmental performance of farming enterprises is described. A rule-based expert system approach is adopted based on well established sources of guidance. Value judgements are introduced as configurable coefficients. The system derives a compound performance indicator which can provide the basis for interor intra-farm compari...