Current technology for managing digital farm data. Includes new commercial data management programs that provide detailed field-level prescription maps and agronomic recommendations.

1. Data Management
for Precision Applications
John Nowatzki
Extension Ag Machine Systems Specialist

2. Data Management for Precision Ag
• Farm Data: What – Why - How?
• Telematics
• Data Management
• Commercial Software Options
• Storing Data in the Cloud

3. Digital Farm Data
Aerial Image Soils Crop Yield
RTK Elevation
LiDAR Elevation
Satellite – Color Image Satellite – NDVI Image
Zone Map
Plant Population
Fertilizer Rate

4. Farm Data: What, Why, How?
• What? Field Boundaries, Yield, In-field
Sensors, EC, Soils, Satellite Imagery,
Hybrids-Varieties, UAS Imagery, Zones-
Grids, Applications Maps, Weather-Growing
Degree days
• Why? Increase Yields, Efficiencies, Profit
• How?
• Farm GIS Programs
• Details Prescription Programs
• Consulting Companies

5. Telematics in Farming
• What

6. Telematics
• Cellular, Wireless and Satellite
• Subscription Costs
• Data Transfer
• Sensors and Monitors
• Vehicles, Equipment, Machinery
• Soil, Crop, Livestock Sensors
• Weather

7. Current Applications
• Dealer/Farmer Communications
• Monitoring Equipment Operation
• Monitor Equipment Locations
• Internet in the Field
• Easier Data Transfer

8. Commercial Options
• Raven – Slingshot
• Trimble - Connected Farm
• John Deere - FarmSight
• AGCO - AgCommand
• Case IH - AFS Connect

9. Telematics: Raven Slingshot
• Internet access
• Major cellphone networks
• Manage vehicles
• Transfer data
• Tech support
• RTK - CORS Continuously Operating Reference Station

10. Telematics: Trimble Connected Farm
Field
• Vehicle to Vehicle Data Exchange
• Office to Field Data Exchange
• Mapping and Scouting
• NDVI Readings with Handheld GreenSeeker
• App
Fleet
• Implement Position Tracking
• Vehicle Position History
• Geo-fence and Curfew Alerts
• Fleet Productivity
• Remote Assistant
• App Farm Works Software®.

11. Telematics: JD Link & FarmSight
• Machine location and hours
• Geo-reference and Curfew alerts
• Maintenance Tracking & Analysis
• Remote Diagnostics
• Field Connect
• Monitors Soil & Ambient Conditions
• Irrigation Decisions
• Agronomics (under development)

12. Telematics: Case IH - AFS Connect
• Machine Location & Information
• Geo-fence
• Curfew
• Remote Access - Diagnostics
• Send and Receive Agronomic data

13. Telematics: AGCO - AgCommand
• Geo-fence
• Machine Performance
• Internet access to data
• Fuse Technologies
• AGCO's Existing Telematics
• Connect to Other Brands of Equipment

14. Telematics: Virtual Farm Manager
• Organize Field Information from
Desktop – in Advance
• Access on Cellphone
• Add Information in the field
• planting, yield, spraying
• Data is stored securely in Cloud
• Export reports to 3rd Party

15. Current
Data Management Software
• Various Ag Software Programs
• SST Software
• Farm Works
• Apex - John Deere
• SMS – Ag Leader
• AFS – Case IH
• etc.

16. • Pioneer Field360
• Monsanto FieldScripts (Precision Planter)
• Winfield R7
• Climate Corp
Tablets
Mobile
New
Data Management Options

17. Data Management – Field Software
• Farmer Shares Field data
• Soil Tests
• EC (Electrical Conductivity)
• Elevation & Topography
• Historical Uses
• Production Data
• Previous Crops
• Yield Maps

18. Data Management – Field Software
• Initial Company Recommendations
• Hybrid & Fertilizer Recommendations
• Prescription Maps (directly to controller)
• Use Weather Data
• Planting Date
• Growing Degree Days
• In-season Recommendations
• Fertilizer
• Pesticides
• Data Shared with Consultants

19. Pioneer’s Field360
Field360 Notes (Free app for cellphone, share with others)
• Record notes with cellphone
• Take pictures and record locations
• Synchs between operation employees

20. Pioneer’s Field360
Field360 Select ($500 annually)
• Web-based
• John Deere now, others later
• Crop development using growing-degree-day
• Monitor rainfall by field (radar)
• Monitor degree days (DTN Weather)
• Document seeding maps, soil types, as-planted
and yield maps
• Others can access online

21. Monsanto FieldScripts
• Farmer supplies data:
• Field boundaries
• Two years yield history
• Grid soil test within past three years
• Monsanto:
• Hybrids
• Variable rate seeding seeding map
• FieldScripts sent to agronomist and farmer
• Farmer: Selects prescription planting map
• Monsanto:
• FieldScripts to iPad using the FieldView
• Farmer:
• Transfer to a 20/20 SeedSense monitor

22. Monsanto FieldScripts
• Equipment Requirements
• Precision Planting® 20/20 RowFlow®
• Precision Planting® 20/20 SeedSense®
• iPad® with FieldView® Plus app
• 2014
• 1,000 farmers with Dekalb dealer
• $10 per acre
• Satellite imagery (?)

23. WinField R7 Tool
• Genetics
• Soil Type
• Planting Population
• Cropping System
• Traits
• Nutrition
• Crop Protection

24. WinField R7 Tool
• Web-based
• Marketed through dealers
• Winfield R7
• Satellite Imagery (10 years)
• Soil Maps
• Data from Winfield’s Answer
Plots
• Suggest seed and crop
protection products
• Integrate with Monsanto
FieldScripts (?)

25. Climate Corp
• Climate Basic - Free
• Local weather monitoring - precipitation, humidity,
wind speed, radar, field workability and growth stage
• Automated tracking of crop growth stages
• Alerts delivered via text, email
• Log of scouting notes

26. Climate Corp
• Climate Pro
• Planting Advisor
• Nitrogen Advisor
• Pest & Disease Advisor
• Harvest Advisor
• Variable Rate Advisor

27. Climate Corp
Weather, soil and crop data at a field level

28. Climate Corp
24-hour Precipitation Map

29. • Input Management (by phone or tablet)
• Track fertilizer, seed, chemicals
• Inventory by suppliers, location, ownership
• Record field actions, products, amounts
• Keeps track of inventory, position
• All information transferred wirelessly to cloud
• Accessible anywhere
http://conserviscorp.com/
Conservis - Storing Data in the Cloud

30. Storing Data in the Cloud
• Harvest Data
• Track harvest quantity by crop
• Location of harvested crop
http://conserviscorp.com/

31. Data Management Summary
• Data Management
• Share Field data
• Software Recommendations
• Pre-season
• In-season
• Data Shared as Needed
• Telematics: Wireless and Cellular
• Commercial Software Options

32. Why Precision Agriculture?
• Maximize Profits
• Less Overlap
• Reduce Inputs
• Increase Yields
• Reduce Stress
• Protect Environment
• Feed 7 Billion People
1804 1 billion
1850 1.2 billion
1900 1.6 billion
1927 2 billion
1950 2.55 billion
1955 2.8 billion
1960 3 billion
1965 3.3 billion
1970 3.7 billion
1975 4 billion
1980 4.5 billion
1985 4.85 billion
1987 5 billion
1990 5.3 billion
1995 5.7 billion
1999 6 billion
2000 6.1 billion
2005 6.45 billion
2010 6.8 billion
2011 7 billion
Current World Population
7,213,681,034

33. Questions - Comments
Office 701-231-8213 Cell 701-261-9842
John.Nowatzki@ndsu.edu
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/agmachinery