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Coverage of digitized field crop boundaries<br />

Random selection of a points sample<br />

The VLA used for aerial surveying<br />

Customized interface in ArcPad for data capturing<br />

Demonstration of crop type classification by aerial surveying fields in<br />

the Free State province<br />

<strong>Crop</strong> type classification development calendar for summer crops<br />

Free State crop type classification<br />

UNITED STATES<br />

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Synthetic flowchart of crop acreage, yield and production estimates<br />

The USDA economic information system<br />

Reliability of US <strong>Crop</strong> Production Forecasts<br />

Objective <strong>Yield</strong> Sample Sizes<br />

22<br />

<strong>Crop</strong> <strong>Yield</strong> <strong>Forecasting</strong>: Methodological and Institutional Aspects

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