Visitors to the Rockford, IL, AMVAC Technology Summit gather to see the SIMPAS system features for themselves.
AMVAC recently concluded a 12-stop Technology Summit road tour showcasing the expanding SIMPAS-applied Solutions portfolio and SIMPAS application system. These were hosted throughout the Midwest to help educate growers and precision ag retailers on the technology. CropLife magazine attended one of these events, held in Rockford, IL, during mid-September. Here, we present some highlights from that gathering.
Among the topics discussed was a survey of precision ag retailers conducted by CropLife® magazine in conjunction with Purdue University, which found that by 2025, use of variable rate fertilizer by retailers will reach 93%, and use of variable rate pesticide by retailers will reach 56%. While crop input application prescriptions for pesticides and biologicals are somewhat new, they are developed in much the same way as prescriptive application of fertilizer.
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With prescriptive application, readily available data such as soil type, elevation, CEC, pH, OM, satellite imagery, and field history, are used to create a shapefile, which then guides a unique application system to apply crop inputs in-furrow precisely and variably.
AMVAC’s Jim Lappin explains the SIMPAS system to attendees.
“SIMPAS-applied Solutions and the SIMPAS application system allow farmers, agronomists and retailers to be versatile with multiple crops, multiple products, multiple strategies and multiple planters,” Jim Lappin, Director of SIMPAS Portfolio and Alliances at AMVAC, said. “This method allows data to drive at-plant input decisions, offering peace of mind that growers are planting strategically to yield optimal results and increase profit potential.
“This prescriptive approach lets farmers turn yield barriers such as nitrogen limitations, pest pressure, iron deficiency, and poor soil health into opportunities to increase yield and profit potential,” Lappin continued. “Using the SIMPAS system along with Ultimus technology also helps to support environmental stewardship with precise product application, optimized inputs per field, reduced worker exposure, and forensic-quality traceability.”
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Highlights from the 2022 AMVAC Technology Summit Roadshow
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