Today precision agricultural technologies are limited by the lack of a workforce that is technology literate, creative, innovative, fully trained in their discipline, able to utilize and interpret information gained from information-age technologies to make smart management decisions, and have the capacity to convert locally collected information into practical solutions. As part of a grant entitled Precision Farming Workforce Development:  Standards, Working Groups, and Experimental Learning Curricula funded through a USDA Higher Education Challenge Grants Program was to develop a Precision Farming Basics Manual. One goal of the manual is to equip those in or entering the workforce with the knowledge needed to make practical and knowledgeable decisions regarding the use and adoption of precision farming technologies. Each of the 15 chapters in the manual will contain: 1) learning objectives; 2) a descriptions of a real-world problem that the technology is designed to reduce; 3) a discussion of the technology, 4) student problems using the technology; and 5) experiential and team activities.  In addition, a glossary of precision ag terms and an online video library will accompany the manual.  Delivery of the manual will be made available through the American Society of Agronomy (ASA) on-line digital library. The overall goal of the Precision Farming Basics Manual will be to serve as an updated text for those teaching precision agriculture at the undergraduate level and the education of working professionals through extension efforts.