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Precision Agriculture – An overview

Precision Agriculture – An overview. Ian Beecher-Jones Be Precise Facilitator. The uses of Precision Agriculture. To help improve the profitability of the business To help improve timeliness and accuracy of operation To help improve the environmental impact of crop production.

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Precision Agriculture – An overview

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  1. Precision Agriculture – An overview Ian Beecher-Jones Be Precise Facilitator

  2. The uses of Precision Agriculture • To help improve the profitability of the business • To help improve timeliness and accuracy of operation • To help improve the environmental impact of crop production

  3. What does PF look like?

  4. Joining it together

  5. Investing in precision farming

  6. Investing in precision farming How wide is this drill? The exact width

  7. Investing in precision farming How much is it costing by not filling a full header?

  8. Inaccuracy – how much is it costing?

  9. Overlapping 6m drill on a 24m tramline 25cm

  10. Overlapping 6m drill on a 24m tramline 10cm 25cm

  11. Overlapping 6m drill on a 24m tramline 2cm 10cm 25cm

  12. In a field

  13. Manual steering 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5.75 per drill width – 300m/5.75m 13 tramlines 52 runs with the drill

  14. Medium guidance – SF2 / Hp +/- 10cm 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12.7 5.9 per drill width – 300m/5.9m 12.7 tramlines 51 runs with the drill

  15. RTK guidance – +/- 2cm 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12.5 5.98 per drill width – 300m/5.98m 12.5 tramlines 50 runs with the drill

  16. Does it add up? Figures from HGCA Research Review 71 – page 27

  17. Does it add up? Figures from HGCA Research Review 71 – page 27

  18. Does it add up? Figures from HGCA Research Review 71 – page 27

  19. Does it add up? Figures from HGCA Research Review 71 – page 27

  20. Does it add up? Figures from HGCA Research Review 71 – page 27

  21. Does it add up? Figures from HGCA Research Review 71 – page 27

  22. Does it add up? Figures from HGCA Research Review 71 – page 27

  23. Does it add up? Figures from HGCA Research Review 71 – page 27

  24. Does it add up? Figures from HGCA Research Review 71 – page 27

  25. Does it add up? Figures from HGCA Research Review 71 – page 27

  26. Background to GPS/DGPS GPS GLONASS Galileo USA Russia 24 Satellite Constellation GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) 24 Satellite Constellation China 35 Satellite Constellation 2 Test Planned 22 Satellite Constellation

  27. The way satellites work

  28. Correction signals

  29. Spray controller

  30. Fertiliser spreader control

  31. The operator is the key

  32. Targeting Agronomy Mapping and Sensing Remedial / Compensatory Treatments Variable Rate Inputs

  33. Google – a good place to start

  34. Yield mapping Too much detail

  35. Yield mapping Too little detail

  36. Yield mapping About right 2 3 1

  37. Increasing conductivity Soil texture map Electrical Conductivity > 51 < 12 Profile: 0-120 cm

  38. Soil texture map 1) = sandy loam over open clay subsoil 5) = med sandy clay loam over sandy clay 8) = heavy clay loam over clay 5 8 1

  39. Establishment map 75 60 90

  40. Seed rate map Tramline direction 135 165 110

  41. Traditional methods

  42. Managing canopy variation • Image of poor establishment & good establishment Same Field on the same day

  43. Satellite sensing Satellite image GAI map Application map

  44. Tractor mounted sensing

  45. Canopy management HGCA: Auto N project

  46. Managing nutrients

  47. Replacing off takes Replacement map

  48. Creating application map P Nutrient Yield / Offtake map + = ? Application map

  49. Soil zoning

  50. Cost:benefit

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