FEATURE STORY Agtech Updates Below are a few more agtech updates from companies that have chosen to advertise in this special “Agtech” edition of Western Grower & Shipper .
DPG Continuous Fertigation is a paradigm shift in the way nutrients are applied to crops. DPG Continuous Fertigation, also known as The White Box, is an autonomous, computer-controlled series of fertilizer pumps capable of feeding up to 12 different nutrients simultaneously. Using a computer mainframe and Deerpoint’s proprietary formulations, nutrients are applied at precise levels, only giving crops what they need, when they need it. No wasted fertilizer means no wasted investment. The White Box can be programmed to manage endless combinations to be applied and adjusted throughout the growing season. Fertilizer inputs can often be reduced while still maintaining excellent yields and lowering the total cost per acre to growers. Growers remain a part of the process 24/7 via the online Grower Portal. The Grower Portal offers total transparency, providing access to tank levels, water
flow rates, nutrient goals, pH levels, and fertilizer feed rates. The White Box is a turnkey system requiring no additional cost to the grower—in fact, it reduces labor costs because Deerpoint manages the entire process. The White Box is remotely operated by DPG’s highly skilled field technicians. A team of grower advisors, with a state-of-the-art, on-site laboratory will continually analyze soil and plant tissue samples to ensure optimum crop health and production. IntelliCulture provides equipment management software for farms. By installing plug and play GPS devices into farm machinery, the company then provides insights into spray coverage, equipment health and labor management. ShopView is the machine management view, which alerts the user of machine issues and automates maintenance planning, minimizing and preventing
downtime in the fleet. CropView is to keep track of jobs on the farm and digitizes task planning and warns of overdue or inefficient work, ensuring optimized use of labor and proper spray coverage. CabView is a mobile app that operators use to prevent pest and mildew outbreaks on the vineyard through real-time spray visualization and alerting. Through these three domains, IntelliCulture digitizes and automates the management process for farms in a simple, elegant fashion. LahakX provides agricultural spraying as a service. Located in Salinas, Calif., the company offers growers the ability to spray their crops at the push of a button. Growers and applicators deploy a self- flying fleet of spraying drones that makes crop protection sustainable, precise, safe and affordable. The company delivers what it calls “a complete, ready-to-go, spraying solution based on our proprietary
The Smart Apply Intelligent Spray Control System employs LIDAR, a remote sensing technology to measure range and spray volumes based on individual trees or vines.
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