Teaching Responsibilities

BSEN 3260 - Engineering for Precision Agriculture and Forestry (3 credit hours; Fall)
BSEN 4900 - Geospatial International Applications (1 to 3 credit hours; Summer)
BSEN 4970 - GIS Mapping and Analysis for Agriculture (3 credit hours; Spring or Fall)
BSEN 7970 – Surveying Technologies in Precision Agriculture (3 credit hours; Spring or Fall)

Areas of Interest

Precision Agriculture/Forestry
Machine Systems
Harvesting, processing, and transporting agricultural and forestry cellulosic biomass
On-Farm Bioenergy Production
Conservation management strategies

Graduate Research Assistantships currently available in the areas of:

• Variable-Rate Technology for dry / granular materials

• Control Technology for Improved Input Resolution and Application Accuracy on Agricultural Sprayers

• Small-scale biodiesel production

• Harvesting and processing of cellulosic materials

Current Research Activities

• Use of Precision Agriculture Technologies for Natural Resource Management in Alabama

• A Systems Approach to Sustain and Stimulate the Agricultural Economy of Alabama: Optimal On- and Off-Farm Management of Poultry Litter

• Environmental and Economic Impacts of Biomass Reduction

• Evaluation of Integrated Technologies including Pressure Compensating Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI) and Precision Agriculture Technologies for Conservation Tillage Row Crop Production

• Precision water resource management for agricultural crops

Check out the Alabama Precision Ag Website: www.alabamaprecisionagonline.com

Personnel

Graduate Students and Professional Support

Vita

       Curriculum Vita

Recent Papers/Publications

Mullenix, D.K., J.P. Fulton, M. Dougherty, E. Cebert, O.O. Fasina, S. Adhikari, and W.C. Zech. 2009. Optimizing irrigation rates for an experimental energy rotation.  ASABE Paper No. 091745. ASABE Annual International Conference, Reno, NV, June 21 – June 24.

Sharda, A., J.P. Fulton, T.P. McDonald, M.J.  Darr, W.C. Zech, and C.J. Brodbeck.  2009. Real-time pressure and flow response for swath control technology.  ASABE Paper No. 097320. ASABE Annual International Conference, Reno, NV, June 21 – June 24.

Campbell, C.M., J.P. Fulton, C.W. Wood, T.P. McDonald, W.C. Zech, and L.G. Crowley.  2009. Mass and nutrient pattern comparison using spinner-disc control for variable-rate application.  ASABE Paper No. 096337. ASABE Annual International Conference, Reno, NV, June 21 – June 24.

Harbuck, T.L. J.P. Fulton, M. Dougherty, D. Eakes, S. Taylor, J. Sibley, and L. Curtis. 2009. In-field evaluation of pressure-compensated subsurface drip irrigation. ASABE Paper No. 097144. ASABE Annual International Conference, Reno, NV, June 21 – June 24 (poster).

Fulton, J.P., C.J. Sobolik, S.A. Shearer, S.F. Higgins, and T.F. Burks. 2009. Grain Yield Monitor Flow Sensor Accuracy for Simulated Varying Field Slopes. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 25(1):15-21.

McDonald, T.P., J.P. Fulton, M.J. Darr, and T.V. Gallagher. 2008. Evaluation of a system to spatially monitor hand planting of pine seedlings.  Computers and Electronics in Agriculture.  64(2): 173-182.

Kichler, C.M., J.P. Fulton, R.L. Raper, W.C. Zech, T.P. McDonald, and E.B. Schwab. 2008. Effects of Transmission Speed on Equipment Performance and Utilizing Spatial Equipment Performance Data for Management Decisions. 2008 Conservation Tillage School/Southern Conservation Agricultural Systems Conference, Tifton, GA. July 29-31.

Dougherty, M., AbdelGadir, A.H., Fulton, J.P., Burmester, C., and L. Curtis. 2008. Sprinkler irrigation for site-specific, precision management of cotton. Paper #2176 In Proceedings of the Irrigation Association 2008 Technical Conference. November 2-4, 2008, Anaheim, CA.

Campbell, C.M., J.P. Fulton, C.W. Wood, W.C. Zech, T.P. McDonald, and C.J. Brodbeck.  2008. Evaluating new spinner control technology for variable-rate application of poultry litter.  In Proceedings of the 9^th International Conference on Precision Agriculture, Denver, CO, 20-23, July.

Brodbeck, C.J., J.P. Fulton. J.N.  Shaw, T.P. McDonald, and D.A. Rodekohr. 2008.  Assessment of Timber Growth based on site-specific stand variability. ASABE No. 084766. ASABE Annual International Conference, Providence, RI, June 29 – July 2.

Sullivan, D.G., J.P. Fulton, J.N. Shaw, and G. Bland. 2007. Evaluating the Sensitivity of an Unmanned Thermal Infrared Aerial System to Detect Water Stress in a Cotton Canopy. Trans. of ASABE. 50(6):1963-1969.

   Presentations

            Precision Agriculture and Precision Forestry Overview (January 2006)