Introduction Manure is a nutrient-rich organic fertilizer. But until now, natural variance and rapid settling left the success of manure fertilisation to chance[1]. Optimizing the use of manure minimizes loss of nutrients and dispersion into the environment. Manure not only contains nutrients such as N, P and K which can be re-used as fertilizer… read more »
Introduction Differences within plant stock mostly depend on the soil. The measurement of electrical conductivity with the help of a soil scanner gives the first impression of these relative differences. As a result detailed soil zone maps can be generated to facilitate fertilization in accordance with real needs of the farm. Related Smart… read more »
Paper Introduction Soil moisture is an important property for agriculture, but currently commercialized soil moisture sensors are too expensive for many farmers. The objective of this study is to develop a low-cost soil moisture sensor using capacitors on a film substrate and a capacitive touch integrated circuit. The performance of the sensor was evaluated in… read more »
Introduction Real Time Kinematic (RTK) mobile machine control requires a sufficient number of global positioning system (GPS) satellites that are both visible and suitably positioned. Reliably obtaining the highest degree of accuracy afforded by RTK technology requires the initial acquiring of a solution, the maintaining and if it is lost, rapidly reestablishing the RTK fix… read more »
EnviroMonitor is a revolution of precision agriculture: it gathers intelligence by measuring, monitoring and managing critical field data related climate, irrigation, and crop production. Add almost any sensor you choose to suit your needs and microclimate. Sensor data is gathered over a secure, self-optimizing, self-healing network. Your farm is unique. You must make decisions based… read more »
Introduction Sensors that can detect spraying droplets and specify certain spraying parameters such as droplet diameter, volume, classification etc. This data can provide valuable feedback of ongoing operations for the operator regarding how effective the occurring spraying applications are and the potential risk of spray drift. Related Smart Farming Technology Products Spraying Systems Co…. read more »
Product Introduction Leveraging Toro sensing technology used on high-end commercial sites and world-class golf courses around the globe, the Toro Precision™ Soil Sensor reduces water waste by continuously measuring moisture levels in the soil and determining when to allow your controller to water, maximizing the efficiency of your irrigation system. Communication between the sensor probe… read more »
Introduction In intensive agricultural livestock production manure prevails regularly as a waste problem rather than an organic fertilizer and valuable source of nutrients. The advantages of a fully developed variable rate slurry spreader technology cannot be overemphasized.[1] Such systems can give much more accurate results with as-applied verification, while reducing commercial fertilizer inputs and providing… read more »
Introduction Applying fertilizer is a common agricultural activity that can be completely automated with the correct implementation of Variable Rate Fertilization (VRF). There are two main categories in which VRT fertilization can be applied: 1) with a map of a certain parameter such as crop vigor and 2) with real time sensors. Map-based VRF adjusts… read more »
Introduction Yield monitor is a device combined with other sensors that calculates and records the crop or grain yield while harvesting machines operate. Yield monitors one of the most widely used commercial products and have been available on the market for more than two decades. A yield monitor is most useful with a Positioning System (GPS)… read more »