Different techniques for precision agriculture have been available during the last decade. Some of them are more widely used than others. The main purpose of this thesis was to investigate the different attitudes to precision agriculture that exists among farmers and advisors in Sweden. Eight advisors and sixteen farmers were asked for their opinion of a number of specific techniques for precision agriculture, such as yield-mapping, precision liming, the Yara Nitrogen Sensor and site-specific fertilization with phosphorous and potassium. They were also asked to describe the way in which the counselling in Swedish agriculture is used and also about it's importance for the adaptation of new techniques. The high costs are mentioned to be one of the most important reasons why precision agriculture hasn't been more widely spread. Several farmers refer to their farms as too small to bear the costs that come with the techniques. The individual interest for technique among the potential users plays an important role.

Dagens jordbruksmark är till olika grad onödigt packad till följd av tunga maskinsystem. För att återskapa odlingsjordens optimala porositet måste jorden årligen luckras. Jag ville i mitt arbete undersöka om åkerjordens normala porositet kan återskapas om den generella jordpackningen begränsas och den optimala växtplatsen uppnås med hjälp av ny Precisionsodlingsteknik och hur det i så fall påverkar den totala energiförbrukningen och lönsamheten under svenska förhållanden. Controlled Traffic Farming eller Kontrollerad trafik i fält innebär en minimering av den generella skadliga jordpackningen som verkar skördenedsättande. Odlingssystemet bygger på att man inrättar fasta spår i fälten dit all maskintrafik härleds.