Horizon Net Zero Dawn – keynote slides by Ben Abraham
Rantizo - Field-Level Technology and Tools for the 21st Century
1.
2. Soon there will be
9 Billion people in the
world, yet fewer and
fewer are working
agriculture.
Automation and
Technology are critical to
to feed a growing
population with a
shrinking labor force.
3. Agricultural Spraying Market
• Decreased effectiveness
• Increased spray frequency
Agrichemicals
Custom Applicators
• Treat 70% of U.S. cropland
• Heightened operational challenges
- Labor shortages
- Capital expenditures
- Employee safety
Global annual chemical application market
10. How Rantizo Works
• Soybean field in southern Iowa
• Field imagery identifies problem
areas
1. Identify
11. How Rantizo Works
• Yellow streaking on leaves
• Nutrient deficiency
• Micronutrient application needed
2. Diagnose
12. How Rantizo Works
• (6) 50’ x 200’ treatment strips
• (2) reps per treatment strip
• (3) treatment variants
Treatment Plan:
#1 Water/NIS/Folia IQ Cu
2gal/ac
#2 Water/NIS/Folia IQ Cu
3gal/ac
#3 Water/NIS/Folia IQ Cu
3gal/ac
#4 Water/NIS/Folia IQ Cu
2gal/ac
#5 Water/NIS/Domark
#6 Water/NIS/Domark
*adjacent, non-treatment
rectangles were used as checks
for each treatment
3. Apply
13. How Rantizo Works
4. Verify
50% increase
in copper (pre
to post-
sampling)
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
Post-test, Treated
Post-test, Untreated
Pre-test
Copper Content (PPM)
Leaf tissue analysis pre and post (DAT)
treatment (Midwest Laboratories)
2.6% yield
increase
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
Water/NIS/Domark Water/NIS/Folia IQ Cu
Bu/AcreinSoybeans
Treatment
Average Bushel + or – (compared to check area)
14. Spot Spraying Benefits
• Total acres = 100
• Chemical cost per acre = $35
• Yield increase per acre treated = 15 (bu/ac)
• Price per bushel = $4
Assumptions
Drone Ground Aerial
% of acres requiring treatment 25% 25% 25%
% of acres treated 25% 100% 100%
Total chemical cost 875$ 3,500$ 3,500$
Profit/acre 14$ (27)$ (35)$
Total profit 338$ (2,700)$ (3,500)$
Drone advantage (hire vs. ground) 3,038$
Drone Ground Aerial
% of acres requiring treatment 50% 50% 50%
% of acres treated 50% 100% 100%
Total chemical cost 1,750$ 3,500$ 3,500$
Profit/acre 14$ (12)$ (20)$
Total profit 675$ (1,200)$ (2,000)$
Drone advantage (hire vs. ground) 1,875$
Drone Ground Aerial
% of acres requiring treatment 75% 75% 75%
% of acres treated 75% 100% 100%
Total chemical cost 2,625$ 3,500$ 3,500$
Profit/acre 14$ 3$ (5)$
Total profit 1,013$ 300$ (500)$
Drone advantage (hire vs. ground) 713$
Drone Ground Aerial
% of acres requiring treatment 100% 100% 100%
% of acres treated 100% 100% 100%
Total chemical cost 3,500$ 3,500$ 3,500$
Profit/acre 14$ 18$ 10$
Total profit 1,350$ 1,800$ 1,000$
Drone advantage (hire vs. ground) (450)$
15. Multiple Pass Scenario
% ac requiring treatment
% ac treated
Total chemical cost
1st
Pass
25%
25%
$875
2nd
Pass
10%
10%
$350
3rd
Pass
5%
5%
$175
Spot
Spraying
Cost
$1400
Full
Coverage
Cost
$3500
17. Revenue Opportunities
• Equipment sales
• Franchise/Distributorship
• Application service sales
• Partnership service royalties
Drone, Sprayer and Software Sales
Application Service and Training
Agrichemical Cartridges
Data Aggregation
18.
19. Lafayette, IN Weather Data – June
2018Traditional Methods – 47 Hours to
Spray
106 Legal Hours Ignoring Rainfall
Purdue date retrieved 3/25/19 from Purdue University’s Extension website at: https://extension.entm.purdue.edu/newsletters/pestandcrop/article/update-on-wind-speeds-and-
the-new-dicamba-labels/
24. • Automates the refill process
• Reduces refill time and operator
fatigue
• Improves productivity to 23 acres/hour
• The agility of the drone is extended to
all aspects of chemical handling
Platform Feature: Mix & Fill System
25. Platform Feature: Software Suite
• Desktop and mobile friendly interfaces
• Job scheduling and inventory tracking
• Back office and in-field status
monitoring
• Job list and truck loading checklist
• Automated equipment configuration
• Invoicing and reporting
26. Platform Feature: Trailer
• Custom applicators desire a full package
• Contains everything needed to spray
• Generator
• Water Tank
• Mix & Fill
• Workspace
• Observation deck enables more flights
29. • Existing data companies simply
gather and identify information
• The Rantizo platform utilizes an
intelligence vault of data to identify
pests, diagnose treatments,
accurately apply solutions and verify
success
• This intelligence vault is valuable for
farmers, ag retailers, and industry
partners
Platform Benefit: Data
41. Near Term Market Opportunities
High Value Use Cases
• Specialty crops
• Greenhouses
• Organics
• Test plots
• Pollen application
• Beneficial insects
Spot Spraying
Rescue Situations
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Spray Method
Application
cost per acre
Equipment
Cost
Field
Condition
Independen
t
Crop
Agnosti
c
Spot
Spraying
Capability
Reduced Soil
Compaction/
Crop
Damage
Overspray/
Drift
Autonom
y
Agrichemica
l Exposure
~$11 $$ Low Low
~$7 $$$$ Medium Medium
~$15 $$$$ High Medium
~$50 $ Low High
Rantizo Differentiation