Internet of Things Applications for Agriculture

The Internet of Things (
IoT
) represents a set of emerging technologies that is revolutionizing the agriculture industry and enabling farmers to contend with the enormous challenges in the twenty‐first century. Precision agriculture (
PA
), which is also known as site‐specific farming, represents an information‐driven agricultural management system. The
PA
management system is designed to improve the agricultural processes by enabling continues soil/plant monitoring and precise treatment. With the latest technology, cloud‐based
IoT
control center collects and processes real‐time data of both crops and environment with regard to planting, fertilizing, and harvesting crops, at appropriate time and duration. Through this way,
IoT
‐embedded
PA
can be achieved to increase the quality, quantity, sustainability, and cost effectiveness of agricultural production. The chapter provides an overview of the current situation and future prospects of
IoT
applications in
PA
. More specifically, typical
IoT
‐based
PA
applications are presented in different sections, including precision irrigation, precision fertilization, crop disease and management, pest control, equipment automation, and precision livestock farming.