A system for precise planting based on planned paths, the system comprising an electronic data processor coupled to a data storage device for storing one or more modules or software instructions that are executable by the data processor, the system comprising: a path planning module or electronic data processor configured to establish a path plan for a planter to cover a first area of the field at least once with a sequence of path segments that are generally parallel to each other and spaced apart; a path interference estimator or the electronic data processor configured to estimate potential interference between two or more path segments with respect to a first path segment and a second path segment, the first path segment associated with an earlier scheduled portion of the sequence and the second path segment associated with a later scheduled portion of the sequence; characterized in that the system further comprises: an exclusion zone module or the electronic data processor configured to determine an exclusion zone for the planter to prohibit planting of one or more rows of seeds or seedlings within the exclusion zone based on the estimated potential interference; and responsive to user input via a user interface, the electronic data processor is configured to activate or execute the path plan and determined exclusion zone in accordance with the established path plan and determined exclusion zone; wherein the exclusion zone comprises an unplanted travel path that is used and reused to traverse the established path plan to minimize damage from wheels, tracks or tires of the vehicle that is configured to propel the planter through the field and an implement to previously planted seeds or plants during a subsequent agricultural operation, such as spraying, fertilizing, irrigating or applying other crop inputs. a path planning module or electronic data processor configured to establish a path plan for a planter to cover a first area of the field at least once with a sequence of path segments that are generally parallel to each other and spaced apart; a path interference estimator or the electronic data processor configured to estimate potential interference between two or more path segments with respect to a first path segment and a second path segment, the first path segment associated with an earlier scheduled portion of the sequence and the second path segment associated with a later scheduled portion of the sequence; characterized in that the system further comprises: an exclusion zone module or the electronic data processor configured to determine an exclusion zone for the planter to prohibit planting of one or more rows of seeds or seedlings within the exclusion zone based on the estimated potential interference; and responsive to user input via a user interface, the electronic data processor is configured to activate or execute the path plan and determined exclusion zone in accordance with the established path plan and determined exclusion zone; wherein the exclusion zone comprises an unplanted travel path that is used and reused to traverse the established path plan to minimize damage from wheels, tracks or tires of the vehicle that is configured to propel the planter through the field and an implement to previously planted seeds or plants during a subsequent agricultural operation, such as spraying, fertilizing, irrigating or applying other crop inputs. an exclusion zone module or the electronic data processor configured to determine an exclusion zone for the planter to prohibit planting of one or more rows of seeds or seedlings within the exclusion zone based on the estimated potential interference; and responsive to user input via a user interface, the electronic data processor is configured to activate or execute the path plan and determined exclusion zone in accordance with the established path plan and determined exclusion zone; wherein the exclusion zone comprises an unplanted travel path that is used and reused to traverse the established path plan to minimize damage from wheels, tracks or tires of the vehicle that is configured to propel the planter through the field and an implement to previously planted seeds or plants during a subsequent agricultural operation, such as spraying, fertilizing, irrigating or applying other crop inputs.