# 2025-2026 General Catalog

**Source**: https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/departments-programs-degrees/biological-agricultural-engineering/precision-agriculture-minor/
**Parent**: https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/departments-programs-degrees/#programsanddegreestext

[Office & Contact Information](https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/departments-programs-degrees/biological-agricultural-engineering/)

The [Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering](https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/departments-programs-degrees/biological-agricultural-engineering/) offers the minor in Precision Agriculture, the latest farming concept that optimizes fertilizer, pesticide and water use, while minimizing environmental concerns.

This minor acquaints students with recent developments and their applications to agriculture, in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Variable Rate Technologies (VRT), crop & soil sensors, and remote sensing. The minor prepares students for challenging positions in site-specific crop management as we enter the “information age” in agriculture.

All core courses ([LED 150](https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/search/?P=LED%20150 "LED 150")/[ABT 150](https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/search/?P=ABT%20150 "ABT 150")/[LDA 150](https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/search/?P=LDA%20150 "LDA 150") and [ESM 186](https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/search/?P=ESM%20186 "ESM 186")) must be taken for a letter grade. Up to one elective course may be taken P/NP.

## Minor Advisors

S.G. Vougioukas; A. Pourreza (Biological & Agricultural Engineering Department)

## Minor Staff Advising

The Biological & Agricultural Engineering staff advisor is available to help students create academic plans for this minor and submit minor declarations. For more information, see [Undergraduate Advising](https://bae.ucdavis.edu/undergraduate/undergraduate-advising).

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