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Tying it all together Peter Henley CTF Workshop Wednesday 2 nd November 2011
Introduction A few minutes to start with to Remind you who Farmade are and what we do Remind us all of the challenges we face Going to talk to you about the benefits of integration Soapbox moment A few CTF relevant topics Guidance Field Boundaries Machine settings Example if integrated approach with SoilQuest Stimulate some discussion with an example from Compton Beauchamp (Richard Salmon)
What we do
Provide the mechanism and tools to gather all crop enterprise management data from pre-planting to dispatch from the farm. Provide software tools to help manage the crops through that cycle. We’re an integrator and facilitator.
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Starting point so that they know where we are coming from. We work for the Grower and Agronomist.
It’s simple – or is it? • Field records (Physical & Financial) • Compliance (ACCS, Cross Comp, HSE etc) • Manage stock purchase and sales • Nutrient management & compliance • Check pesticide label compliance • Issue instructions & collect work completed • Manage machines, settings etc • Interact with Agronomist • Interact with service providers • Set and manage budgets • Financial management & accounts integration • Use maps and other spatial information • Need access to records in the field
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Look at the data flow around ALL cropping farm businesses This list applies whether you have software or otherwise It is far from simple Possible without software but daunting and time consuming Contract Farming complicates this data flow exponentially 27% of our Grower users run contract farming operations!
GateKeeper – the data hub
GateKeeper – the data hub Field records – Physical & financial
GateKeeper – the data hub Soil and Sensor data e.g. Soil sample
GateKeeper – the data hub Soil and Sensor data – e.g. Conductivity
GateKeeper – the data hub Field data - Zones
GateKeeper – the data hub Imported Application Plans
GateKeeper – the data hub Gross Margin Maps
GateKeeper – the data hub Stock records
GateKeeper – the data hub Traceability & Cross compliance
GateKeeper – the data hub Nutrient Management
Handheld data access
Welcome to the beautiful world of integration
• Get more bang from your data “bucks”. • Protect and re-use your intellectual
investment. • Enter once – use many times
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Multi-tasking in a data management context Got to be the way forward With data merging from one use to another
Working in a vacuum
Is the enemy of integration
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Just thinking about your issues is a luxury Delivers faster results Almost always an unfulfilled user experience Culprits – ALL Machinery manufacturers from time to time. A few Service Providers, but most are very enlightened Working together from the outset with this mindset is a win win win Service provider meets or exceeds customer expectation Farmade is pushing against an open door thus better integration Customer gets a joined up solution that works in the real world The customer expects this so we must aspire to deliver it.
Guidance
• Issues to consider – Capture in the field or create on the PC & export – The definitive field/crop boundary – Can you transfer between machines/platforms – Storing from one season (even activity) to the next
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Consider the real world implications Need RTK boundary stored with suitable precision 0.001 (degrees to 8 decimal places) Get your field/crop boundaries good enough. OS imported wont do Google traced wont do NON RTK wont do IF you propose to plan guidance on the PC. Capture guidance on one platform and transfer to another. JD option post Jan update GateKeeper a repository for ALL field management data
Importing guidance and machine settings
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Need to manage these elements just like job data If not saved you may lose it You cant transfer between platforms unless stored in GK
Machine & implement settings
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Stored in GateKeeper Can be entered in GK Probably easier to enter on the machine and import Supports ISO standard
A-B line example
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Can be copied between supported guidance types JD post Jan 2012
Exporting settings with jobs
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Available to be exported with jobs Setting remembered for next time
VRT applications from service provider
Don’t forget the operator!
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Masstock SoilQuest zones SoilQuest application plan Can be exported to any supported platform together with all setting and guidance data as appropriate Advantages: Pick operator and machine Verify against e.g. Nutrient Management Plan and Mmax if applies Export machine settings Check materials required against stock Operator instruction sheet Just one example Mission as Integrator is to support all technologies and approaches
Home Field – Compton Beauchamp Yield
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Yield map from 2011 harvest Variety Oakley Yield average 10.7 T/Ha
Home Field – Compton Beauchamp Soil analysis P
5 scenarios
1. Use P map and yield average (10.7t/ha) 2. Use P map and yield map 3. Use just the yield map 4. Use the average yield figure (10.7 t/ha) and
the average analysis for P (30.6mg/l) 5. Use yield map and the average P (30.6mg/l)
Create an application plan for TSP using five different techniques and compare the resulting plans
Use P map and yield average (10.7t/ha)
Use P map and yield map
Use just the yield map
Use the average yield figure (10.7 t/ha) & the average analysis for P (30.6mg/l)
Use yield map & the average P (30.6mg/l)
The results No Total
TSP Min rate
Max rate
1 Use P map and yield average (10.7t/ha) 2065 kg 0 (90) 254
2 Use P map and yield map 2111 kg 0 (42) 303
3 Use just the yield map 3071 kg 148 280
4 Use the average yield figure (10.7 t/ha) and the average analysis for P (30.6mg/l)
