WIRELESS MONITORING TECHNOLOGY HELPS FARMERS CUT WASTE AND INCREASE PROFITS. - Inversion Management Solution - Frost Protection - Irrigation Management - Micro Weather Management - Air Temperature and Soil Moisture Sensors For Real-Time Data

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Real-Time Alerts
Directly From Your Farm
To Your Smartphone
 Precise farming Decisions
 Solutions for Berries, Vineyards, Soft Fruits and vegetables

2. Detect & Respond To
Frost Conditions
Proactively
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Reduce
Water consumption
Real-time
Data To Your
Smartphone
Improve
Crop Health
And Yield
Determine
Ideal Irrigation Schedule
Extend
Growing Season
Track
Weather Data
Eliminate
Fertilizer Leaching
Trigger
Alerts

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Technology
Sensors
Air Temperature
Soil Moisture
Configure Stations
Generate Rules
Setup Attributes
View Real-time Data
Mobile App
Weather Station
Solar Powered
Cellular

4. Need
Growers are looking for methods and technologies
to:
 Increase production
 Increase growth period by sowing early
 Irrigate effectively during fruition
 Detect frost conditions
 Cut water wastage
 Detect plant stress before it becomes visible
 Control fertilizer application
Current Situation
Most technologies in the market are complicated to
install and use.
• Current solutions are geared towards government or
academic research
• Most of them require cables around the field
• Do not provide real-time visibility. Still rely on data
loggers for manual data extraction
• Require specialized installers to install correctly.
The Need
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5. Standard Sensor Solution
Temperature & Irrigation
Solution Bundles
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Inversion Measurement
Dual Level Temperature
Advanced Irrigation
Dual Level Irrigation

6. Pillitteri is the largest estate producer of Icewines in the world. Presently grows 14
varieties of grapes for table wines and Icewines that have produced over 800 award
winning wines in the last 25 years.
The Challenge
Weather is a critical factor to vine survival and grape quality. Icewine harvest and fruit bud
survival are determined by often a couple of degrees Celsius, so timing is critical.
• The earlier cables solution could only connect to areas with electricity or a dedicated phone
line.
• Extended cables got damaged from farm equipment and portability was difficult.
• With a one kilometer long vineyard, significant temperature variations were observed from the
one end by the buildings to the other.
The Solution
Pillitteri added the ConnectedCrops wireless, portable station. This has enabled them to more
accurately find which vineyard or block is colder, determine which wind machine to start first and
to monitor grape temperatures while harvesting Icewine. Also, critically, they can locate sensors
from top to bottom of any wind machine or tower for the app to let them know if there is regular
temperature inversions or rapid ones.
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Because of its inherent mobility, I can travel to any destination in the
world that has a cell signal, and enjoy life a little better with a quick look
at my app from ConnectedCrops Weather Stations.
– Jamie Slingerland, CROWNED 2015 GRAPE KING.
Case Study
Pillitteri Estates Winery
Pillitteri Estates Winery

7. Fruit farm located in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario for over 40 years. Kauzlaric
farms grow a variety of different fruit selections, including Apples, Apricots,
Peaches, Grapes, Pears and Plums.
The Challenge
Kauzlaric Family Farms installed a drip irrigation system in 2009 to decrease the cost of
irrigation. Throughout the season, they would struggle to determine how much water was needed
at different times of the day.
• Decided to move away from ‘estimating’.
• Participated in an water use efficiency study with OMAFRA (Ontario Ministry of Agriculture,
Food and Rural Affairs) in order to understand how the system was operating and the field
capacity of the soils that could retain water for optimal tree/vine growth with the diverse soil
requirements.
The Solution
With their fast-paced production cycle, they can now monitor real-time soil and air temperature
readings through the ConnectedCrops app that runs on smartphone. They can set up thresholds
to know when to turn on the irrigation system based on the soil moisture readings – less effort;
increased water use efficiency and no more guessing!
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Case Study
Kauzlaric Family Farms
The ConnectedCrops solution is now a key tool for our farm to
improve crop yield and quality, reduce irrigation costs and allows
me to focus on other areas of the production cycle.
– Fred Kauzlaric
Kauzlaric Family Farms

8. Involved in Agriculture, specializing in Agronomy and Crop Production, for 30+
years. He shares his knowledge and experience over the years educating the
community and individuals with interest in both large and small scale farming.
The Challenge
• Fresh market vegetable and fruit farmers are in search of every opportunity to increase the
precision
• Maximizing yields and crop quality is of major importance in today’s markets.
ConnectedCrops offered an opportunity to demonstrate and field test the Advanced Irrigation Unit
to measure soil water content in real time. Cooperating with Dan Roelofs of Arden Farms and in
his own educational garden located in East Aurora, NY; he measured soil moisture and modified
low-flow and overhead irrigation schedules in response to the ConnectedCrops app and solar
powered monitoring system.
Recommendation
ConnectedCrops software and hardware sensors are practical and cost effective solutions for
farmers, gardeners, foresters, nut grove developers, and other agriculturalists. Such applications
seem to be concrete steps towards reducing water, chemical fertilizers, insecticides, and
pesticides use, making more efficient use of any such uses, potential for boosting nutritional value
of editable food, while reducing costs for all producers in the local and national food supply chain.
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Case Study
John Deibel - Agronomist
I recommend any grower who needs better site-specific,
precision measurements of temperature and moisture to use
these new and affordable tools from ConnectedCrops.
– John Deibel
John Deibel

9. Application Overview
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10. Components
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