Precision Ag
Three dozen cameras evenly spaced across a 120’ boom use artificial intelligence to target and spray weeds, cutting herbicide use by up to 80% and improving weed control
Starting in January in 2010, Precision Planting launched a new way for the company to reach farmers. With a custom-built 53’ trailer, they hit the road with the Planter Technology Institute.
“The line where the precision ag starts and the tractor stops is extremely gray. It used to be bolting on precision ag hardware, and now it’s part of what the tractor does,” says marketing manager Ryan Jardon.
The SureVac electric row shutoff expands Ag Leader’s precision ag product line up.
With the new 8 Series, John Deere deepening its focus on how its machinery is more about delivering agronomic solutions than just iron, and it has two new offerings as examples.
“Precision and autonomy are an opportunity for us, and Raven really helps put us in a very, very competitive position,” Wine says.
Insect and weed control planning is starting for farmers now that planting is wrapping up. Leica Geosystems is capitalizing on the shift of focus from planting to maintenance. The company is combining several of its products into three customized options for insect and weed control as a special campaign. The special will last until June 30, and it includes guidance and section-control products for a wide range of accuracy levels and prices.
Ag Leader Technology, Inc. added a dual-product control to the Edge display for application operations. Chemical Injection Dual product control in the Edge display will support sprayer control of a liquid carrier and a single injection pump. Like other Ag Leader products, the Edge display’s DirectCommand system now interfaces to the Raven Sidekick chemical injection pump for control over chemical injection applications.
Reducing herbicide usage by 97% in pre-emergence and 88% in post-emergence spraying, Greeneye Technology might be the ‘next-big-thing’ in sprayer technology.
First envisioned in the 1990’s after the US government relaxed restrictions on GPS signals, precision ag technology can help farmers reduce inputs such as fuel and fertilizer, saving money and helping the environment.