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Technology for Crop Production

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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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