Equipment - Smart Sprayers

Caldwell reflected on a story from a user in eastern Washington, in the grassland country, that was working with SenseApply. During one of the most crucial spraying windows with ideal weather conditions and time-sensitive applications, the system crashed due to a bug in the update. This is normal in testing phases, but it came at one of the worst times. However, the user parked their applicator and waited for the update from the engineers to fix the bug.

“ The sprayer itself still functioned,” Caldwell said. “ They could have still gone and completed that work with the broadcast application. But in two or three months with a product that was far from finished, they already had the confidence that this was so valuable. This is more valuable than the time lost.”

In the end, the user got back up and running in a day and a half. The smart technology proved so significant to their operations that instead of manually spraying the fields, (as they would have done before), they chose to let that ideal time window slip by for the benefits of the technology.

Caldwell also noted that many customers may buy their technology for one or two of the modes but find themselves surprised and pleased when other features can benefit their operations even further.

As the AI and machine learning behind smart sprayers develop, operators may find that other features on their favorite technology, or the smart technology offered by their preferred brand, can offer so much more to their yield and return on investment.

Case IH Sense Apply from CNH uses a cab-mounted camera with a range of 50 feet ahead and 140 feet in width.

This technology is no longer a promise of the future, but a range of tools that many farmers already find themselves relying on.

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