FarmWise’s precision weeder was trialed in processing tomatoes in the Huron area with great success. After a few hours of testing, the machine reached speeds north of 2.5mph on late-weeding stage tomato plants while still maintaining extremely high weeding quality. More features are in the pipeline to continue increasing speed. Tomatoes offer a complex plant structure that can make crop and center stem localization challenging, which is why early computer vision-aided cultivators haven’t been largely adopted in the market. This successful trial continues to prove the robustness and performance of the FarmWise IPS Vision System. Three times the brightness of the sun spotted on each and every plant, NVIDIA's latest processing chip for revolutionary edge computing, and state-of-the-art machine learning supported by rigorous data collection and image annotation are what make the FarmWise machines truly superior. to a wider range of crops, including dicots in wheat, carrots, volunteer potatoes in chicory, dock + thistle, cotton and soy. You can find the article about these algorithms on our website: https://press.ecorobotix.com/315721-ecorobotix-develops-new-crop-algorithms-for-its-ai-powered- software. 4. We also recently published an article about the beginning of the 2024 season with the ARA `ultra- high precision sprayer. 1. We have started the hiring process to find a CEO for our U.S. branch . This is a big step forward for our growing, international company. 2. We have also hired our initial employees in the U.S . Our team is growing very rapidly in the U.S. and also at our headquarters in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland. 3. We have recently added new crop algorithms to our AI software , making our ARA sprayer adaptable Cultiva® is pleased to announce its recent partnership with Globalmet™, a precision weather forecasting service, to further the commitment to provide value-added tools to specialty crop growers and retail partners. Working with Globalmet, Cultiva can now provide focused weather forecasts for fruit producers in the Yakima and Wenatchee regions in Washington and the Lodi and Visalia regions in California for the 2024 growing season. Forecasts can be provided in 30-to 45-day windows and include temperature and rain expectations. Combined with Cultiva’s branded products, Parka® and Kallur®, these forecasts will enable retail fieldmen, pest control advisors and growers in these regions to improve their processes for managing fruit cracking, sunburn or fruit coloring issues. University of Missouri researchers recently published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences that Coriphol™ (Corigin Solutions, Inc., Merced CA) treated plants exhibited 13.8% increased leaf carbon capture rates and 40% increased crop yield. The team used sophisticated radiocarbon tracing techniques to precisely measure boosted carbon capture rates and high-performance-liquid-chromatography (HPLC) to measure boosted rates of chlorophyl a, chlorophyl b and beta-carotene, which are the biomolecules that comprise the plants photosynthetic machinery. Biosynthesis of these molecules increased 3-fold, 2.6-fold, and 4.7- fold, respectively, and increased their metabolic turnover 2.2-fold, 2.1-fold, and 3.9-fold, respectively. Also, the Chl a/b ratio increased from 3.1 to 3.4 with treatment. Coriphol™ is an OMRI & CDFA approved organic plant growth enhancer made from almond shells at Corigin’s Merced manufacturing plant and is available in bulk totes and 2.5-gallon jugs. In May, it was announced that Corigin was one of three domestic fertilizer projects in California chosen by the Biden-Harris Administration to receive an investment to strengthen American farms and businesses. www.corigin.co Provision Analytics has announced the addition of four new Strategic Advisors to its advisory panel, led by Dr. Jennifer McEntire. These new advisors bring a wealth of industry experience. Courtney Cox, a compliance and food safety expert, has 12 years of experience with companies like Azzule Systems and PrimusLabs. Donna Lynn Browne is renowned for her food safety leadership at Dole and Naturipe Farms. Sharon Beals, formerly SVP of Food Safety at Maple Leaf Foods, has extensive executive experience with major food companies like Tyson and US Foods. Joan Rosen has over 22 years in the produce industry, notably advancing global food safety at Chiquita Brands and Fresh Express. These experts will guide Provision in developing digital food safety solutions valuable to produce growers, packers and processors throughout the membership of Western Growers. We’re excited to share that SMAPP LAB will be now known as “scoutlabs” and our new URL is www.scoutlabs.ag. In addition, we have secured our Seed round of funding led by IVP; Thomas Petterfy's fund, who is the 17th largest landowner in the US; SVG Ventures; Impact Ventures; and Depo Ventures.
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Cultiva
Ecorobotix
FarmWise
Provision Analytics
SMAPP LAB
33 Western Grower & Shipper | www.wga.com July | August 2024
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