BASF is introducing a new spray timer tool for efficient and accurate fungicide management, according to a press release.
The digital tool is available in xarvio FIELD MANAGER and will alert users to when a fungicide treatment is needed for a specific field. Alerts are based on the existing disease situation, advanced growth stage and disease prediction modeling, which includes weather and historic field data.
Spray alerts also provide an overview of daily weather conditions while connecting operators to product lists to create tank mixes.
“Spray timer users can gain access to prescriptive fungicide timing and field placement alerts, empowering them to improve disease contro while optimizing fungicide investment,” said Kyle King, U.S. digital farming commercial lead, BASF Agricultural Solutions.
Spray Timer works complementary to xarvio SeedSelect in FIELD MANAGER, providing decision support for seeding and crop protection in corn and soybeans.
To learn more, visit: www.xarvio.com.
Case IH expands tech offerings
Case IH is announcing new precision tech offerings that promise to limit the physical wear and tear of manual, in-field corrections and offer greater accuracy and data insights.
For model year 2025 machines:
- Soil Command will be factory-fitted on select sizes of Case IH Speed-Tiller 475 and VT-Flex 435 tillage equipment and work on any ISO-compatible tractor that is equipped to handle hydraulic needs.
- Case IH Active Implement Guidance gives farmers a plug-and-play system to correct implement drift while navigating planting, tillage and side-dressing.
“Technology is about more than data; it should also make farmers’ lives easier,” said Kendal Quandahl, precision technology segment lead, Case IH. “Whether it’s fewer in-and-out cab trips to adjust tillage machinery or taking soil management to the next level with prescription tillage, we are providing flexible technology solutions to meet the individual needs of farmers.”
MSU researchers develop low-cost irrigation sensors
Michigan State University researchers have developed and are testing a low-cost irrigation monitoring system called LOCOMOS, according to a university press release.
The work is led by Younsuk Dong, an assistant professor and irrigation specialist in the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering.
With LOCOMOS, the in-field sensors measure soil moisture, leaf wetness and other environmental conditions. The data is analyzed by software that generates precise irrigation recommendations and delivers them to growers via a smartphone app. The development of the system and app was facilitated through a partnership with the MSU Innovation Center.
Iowa State alumnus tackles soil compaction with SmartProbe
Terraform Tillage’s new SmartProbe System features the SmartProbe app and a mounting kit that attaches a smartphone to a soil penetrometer, a device that identifies soil compaction by measuring resistance to vertical penetration.
With the SmartProbe a farmer can record penetrometer readings and create maps showing yield-robbing soil compaction at different depths in the field. This allows sub-surface tillage to be focused on areas of the field that need it.
“Growers know soil compaction isn’t uniform across a field,” says Josh Jeske, founder and developer, Terraform Tillage. “The SmartProbe System allows growers to focus subsoiling on areas that will provide an economic return.”
The SmartProbe app is available in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. The app is free until 2025. After that, it is available on a subscription basis. The mounting kit can be purchased at the Terraform Tillage website.
The SmartProbe System is also available as a service in Iowa. Growers there can contract Terraform Tillage to map fields for $5 per acre.
