CropX Technologies, Ltd., a digital agronomic solutions company, has launched a new capability that continuously tracks the movement of nitrogen and salts in the soil.
The company stated the nitrogen leaching monitoring capability can help farms monitor and reduce the environmental impact of nitrogen leaching while maximizing production, and plant and soil health.
The CropX technology combines real-time data on soil moisture, temperature and electric conductivity (EC), captured by soil sensors, with proprietary algorithms created and lab-tested by a team of staff agronomists. The information is then presented on the CropX farm management system dashboard for easy viewing and reporting.
By monitoring for leaching events throughout the season CropX customers create a record which allows them to proactively show responsible nitrogen management.
“Farmers want to avoid nitrogen leaching and keep their soil healthy. Not only are they stewards of their land, but they also strive to sustainably maximize food production,” said Bridgit Hawkins, chief sustainability officer, CropX Technologies. ●
As part of a strategic alliance, Trimble and CLAAS have developed a next-generation precision farming system for CLAAS tractors, combines and forage harvesters.
The precision farming system includes the new CLAAS CEMIS 1200 "smart" display, GPS PILOT steering system and the SAT 900 GNSS receiver. The CEMIS display utilizes Trimble's new embedded modular software architecture for positioning, steering and ISOBUS technology for a seamless connection to control and monitor implements in the field. Trimble's new architecture accelerates the development of a customized precision agriculture system by linking CLAAS' machine interface and Trimble's guidance capabilities into one common in-cab user experience.
The CEMIS 1200 display connects with the GPS PILOT system and SAT 900 GNSS receiver, based on the Trimble NAV-900 guidance controller, for positioning and steering capabilities. The companies say this solution provides sub-meter repeatable accuracy ideal for tillage, broad-acre seeding, spraying and harvest operations. For even greater accuracy, users can subscribe to CLAAS-branded correction services from Trimble, called SATCOR, in order to achieve up to 2.5 centimeter pass-to-pass accuracy without a base station.The precision farming system is already available for the CLAAS TRION and is now expanding into the LEXION, ARION, AXION and JAGUAR. ●
Solinftec is expanding its Solix Ag Robotics offerings. In addition to its Solix Scouting robot, the company has unveiled its Solix Sprayer robot designed to detect and spray weeds.
In partnership with manufacturing, research and development company, McKinney Corporation, who will produce and manufacture the Solix spray robot, this new technology is slated to become commercially available in 2023 to the entire agricultural market including farmers, cooperatives and ag retailers.
Solinftec has designed its scouting and sprayer robots to help producers reduce their chemical inputs and deliver a lower carbon footprint and environmental impact.
The new Solix Sprayer robot will provide autonomous and sustainable spot-spray applications on grower’s fields. Similar to the Solix Scouting robot, the spray robot is powered by four solar panels that control the drive system and the spray system while providing reports on crop populations, weed identification and densities, disease identification and thresholds, insect identification and thresholds, nutrient deficiency identification and densities, NDVI among other layers of maps for data analysis, and more useful data to the grower virtually 24/7.
The Solix spray robot will provide weed spot-spray maps with analysis on inputs saved and can services up to 96 acres per day depending on the field shape and terrain.
Solinftec is a Brazil-founded company with its U.S. offices in Indiana. With more than 15 years of experience developing digital ag solutions throughout various geographies and crops around the world, the Solix Ag Robotics, connected and integrated with Solinftec’s ALICE AI platform, works together to orchestrate machine operations and calculates producers’ ultimate needs and objectives, and delivers real-time actionable recommendations and actions in a more eco-friendly way.
Pilots for the Solix models are currently running in North America in partnership with the ag cooperative GROWMARK, Purdue University in the U.S., and Stone Farms and University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
In Brazil, the Solix Scouting robot has been manufactured and produced by electronics manufacturing service company, Hi-Mix Eletrônicos and has been commercially available since last April. ●
OneSoil, a Swiss company with headquarters in Zurich, has launched OneSoil Map, a new data visualization and mapping solution that combines proprietary AI with satellite imagery, providing live data and rich insights to understand the state of crops in fields around the world.
Built with Mapbox Globe, the OneSoil Map enables agricultural businesses to visualize worldwide datasets, understand how crop yields are trending over time, and delivers insights at a global scale. The technology that enables OneSoil Map also powers OneSoil application, a digital tool that helps farmers remotely monitor the state of crops, quickly detect field issues, work with productivity zones, and apply variable-rate fertilizers and seeds.
The company stated that OneSoil Map provides insights on 13 crops and fields in 59 countries at both the field and regional level. Last year, their technology enabled the saving of 2,800 tons of fertilizers and 4,500 tons of CO2 emissions.
“OneSoil solves agricultural problems with satellite imagery and proprietary machine learning algorithms,” explains Morten Schmidt, CEO at OneSoil. “Our technology and expertise enable farmers to innovate farming practices and take meaningful, data-driven action to safeguard food supply. It also allows us to estimate the scope of food security based on global events.” ●
