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Technology for Crop Production

Technology for Crop Production. John Nowatzki Extension Ag Machine Systems Specialist. Trends in Crop Production Technology. Precision Agriculture Tillage Equipment Spray Technology Information Management. Precision Agriculture. Telematics In-field Optical Crop Sensors

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Technology for Crop Production

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  1. Technology for Crop Production John Nowatzki Extension Ag Machine Systems Specialist

  2. Trends in Crop Production Technology • Precision Agriculture • Tillage Equipment • Spray Technology • Information Management

  3. Precision Agriculture • Telematics • In-field Optical Crop Sensors • Water Management • Tile Drainage and Sub-surface Irrigation • Real-time Soil Moisture Sensors

  4. Precision Ag - Telematics The need for more information • On-the-go Transfer of Data • Remote Diagnostics • Error Codes • Combine Threshing Efficiency • Machine Location

  5. Precision Ag - Telematics • How is data transferred? • Radio • Infrared • Cellular • Optical networks • Ultrasound • Internet

  6. Precision Ag Commercial Brands - Telematics • Trimble - Connected Farm • Raven – Slingshot • Hemisphere GPS – AgJunction • John Deere - FarmSight • AGCO - AgCommand Advanced • Case IH - AFS Connect

  7. Precision Ag - In-field Crop Sensors • Sensors on Equipment • Internal Light Source • Real-time

  8. Sensor Applicationsin Precision Ag • In-season Fertilizer Application • Maximize Yield • Reduce Total N Application • Save Second Application in Droughts • Early Yield Prediction • Precision Desiccant Application

  9. Precision Ag Sensor Field Operation • Rate Determination: • NDVI Value • Compare NDVI to Optimum Area • Growing Degree Days • Potential Yield • Activate Rate Controller

  10. Precision Ag Commercial Crop Sensors • OptRx – Ag Leader • CropSpec – Topcon • GreenSeeker – Trimble • Crop Circle – Holland Scientific

  11. Precision Ag Water Management • Tile Drain • Sub-irrigation 0.81 meters 2.67 feet 32 inches

  12. Sub-Irrigation – Sugarbeet Yield

  13. Precision Ag Summit • Jamestown • January 21-22, 2013

  14. Tillage Equipment Vertical Tillage • Vertical Tillage – 1” to 3” Deep • Straight or Fluted Coulters, Harrow, Rolling Baskets • Operation Speed 8-12 mph • Shatters and Loosens Soil • Less Soil Smearing • Discs Cut Crop Residue • Residue Left on Soil Surface

  15. Vertical Tillage Applications in this Region • Corn Reside Management • Fall • Spring to Facilitate Planting • Drying Tilled Soil in Spring before Planting • Drying “no tilled” Soil in Spring before Planting • Strip Till for Row Crops (add fertilizer) • Others?

  16. Spray Technology • Variable rate sprayer nozzles speed up side-dressing nitrogen • Examples: • VeriFlow– SprayTarget • TDVRF - Greenleaf Technologies

  17. Information Management • GIS Data Management • Telematics • Apps

  18. Smartphone Brands • Android - Open Handset Alliance (Google), 2005. Android OS • Blackberry - Canadian Research In Motion (RIM), 1999. Proprietary OS. • iPhone– Apple, 2007. Apple OS • Windows Phone– Microsoft, 2011. Mobile OS

  19. Some Apps for Agriculture • Chemical Application and Weed Identification • Machinery Applications and Fuel Efficiency • Calculations • Farm Economics • Information • Soils • GPS, Measuring and Mapping • Livestock • File Storage http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/agmachinery

  20. Chemical Application and Weed Identification • IPM Guide • Tank Mix Calculator:

  21. Machinery Applications and Fuel Efficiency • Machinery Sizing • Farm Fuel Budget Connect phone as “disk Drive” Copy to Cellphone Install from Apps http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/agmachinery

  22. Calculations • Tank Volume • Target Date • Rowing Degree Days • Real Calc • Pro Calculator

  23. Farm Economics http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/agmachinery

  24. Some Apps for Agriculture • Farm Futures: • Noxious Weeds of SD

  25. Information • Wikipedia

  26. Soils • Web Soil Survey http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/agmachinery

  27. GPS, Measuring and Mapping • Endomondo • Google Maps • GPS Measure

  28. Livestock • Livestock Auction Calculator http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/agmachinery

  29. File Storage • Dropbox

  30. General Use • Level • Flashlight http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/agmachinery

  31. Share Your Apps • Your Favorite Apps • Suggestions for Other Apps to be Developed

  32. Summary • Precision Agriculture • Tillage Equipment • Planting Equipment • Spray Technology • Information Management

  33. Change in Growing Seasons in Fargo Fall Frost + 10 Frost-free Days + 18 Spring Frost + 8

  34. Questions - Comments Office 701-231-8213 Cell 701-261-9842 John.Nowatzki@ndsu.edu http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/agmachinery

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