%0 Book %A National Research Council %T Precision Agriculture in the 21st Century: Geospatial and Information Technologies in Crop Management %@ 978-0-309-46616-5 %D 1997 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5491/precision-agriculture-in-the-21st-century-geospatial-and-information-technologies %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5491/precision-agriculture-in-the-21st-century-geospatial-and-information-technologies %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Agriculture %P 168 %X Sensors, satellite photography, and multispectral imaging are associated with futuristic space and communications science. Increasingly, however, they are considered part of the future of agriculture. The use of advanced technologies for crop production is known as precision agriculture, and its rapid emergence means the potential for revolutionary change throughout the agricultural sector. Precision Agriculture in the 21st Century provides an overview of the specific technologies and practices under the umbrella of precision agriculture, exploring the full implications of their adoption by farmers and agricultural managers. The volume discusses how precision agriculture could dramatically affect decisionmaking in irrigation, crop selection, pest management, environmental issues, and pricing and market conditions. It also examines the geographical dimensions—farm, regional, national—of precision agriculture and looks at how quickly and how widely the agricultural community can be expected to adopt the new information technologies. Precision Agriculture in the 21st Century highlights both the uncertainties and the exciting possibilities of this emerging approach to farming. This book will be important to anyone concerned about the future of agriculture: policymakers, regulators, scientists, farmers, educators, students, and suppliers to the agricultural industry. %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Chimpanzees in Research: Strategies for Their Ethical Care, Management, and Use %@ 978-0-309-05891-9 %D 1997 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5843/chimpanzees-in-research-strategies-for-their-ethical-care-management-and %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5843/chimpanzees-in-research-strategies-for-their-ethical-care-management-and %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biology and Life Sciences %K Agriculture %P 108 %X Chimpanzees in biomedical and behavioral research constitute a national resource that has been valuable in addressing national health needs. Facilities that house chimpanzees owned and supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have successfully met the research requirements of the scientific community. The captive chimpanzee population in the United States has grown substantially, particularly over the last decade. That growth is due primarily to the success of the NIH-sponsored Chimpanzee Breeding and Research Program, which achieved the birth numbers thought necessary to meet the projected needs of biomedical research. However, the expected level of use of the chimpanzee model in biomedical research did not materialize, and that has created a complex problem that threatens both the availability of chimpanzees for research in the future and the infrastructure required to ensure the well-being of captive chimpanzees used in biomedical research. Because the present system is fragmented, it is impossible to formulate an accurate overview of the size and nature of the chimpanzee population. But, if the chimpanzee is to continue to be used in biomedical research responsibly, effectively, and cost-effectively, we must be able to oversee, track, and coordinate the maintenance and use of chimpanzees and to control the size of the population. To assess the long-range situation and to develop, implement, and monitor the application of policies for the proper use and care of chimpanzees, an authoritative, centralized oversight structure is imperative. Once it is in place, it will be possible to refine and implement this report's recommendations.