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Simon Griffin Technical Manager

Simon Griffin Technical Manager. Est 1993 60 employees 3000 Customers 1m ha + under PF management. 1998 First Satellite Imagery Acquisition. 1996 VRA System Developed for Standard Spreader. 1996 First SOYL-OPTI Developed. 1994 First Variable Rate Application. 2002

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Simon Griffin Technical Manager

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  1. Simon Griffin Technical Manager

  2. Est 1993 • 60 employees • 3000 Customers • 1m ha + under PF management

  3. 1998 First Satellite Imagery Acquisition 1996 VRA System Developed for Standard Spreader 1996 First SOYL-OPTI Developed 1994 First Variable Rate Application 2002 Trial of imagery collection using light aircraft 1993 First P&K Maps Made 2000 First VR Nitrogen Trials 1997 First EC Scanner Developed 1995 GPS Sampling System Developed

  4. 2011 First trials of VR PGRs 2006 SOYLsense Online Tool Launched 2009 SOYLseed Launched 2004 First Trails of VR Drilling 2012 Launch of VR Seed and PK Online Tool 2011 Launch of the SOYL-OPTI 2010 Variable Rate Slug Pellet Research Begins 2008 Compaction Mapping 2011 VR Cultivation Kit Developed 2005 SOYLsense Launched

  5. Precision Farming is an approach!

  6. SOYLs Precision Farming Services • GPS nutrient sampling • Soil Sensing • Crop Sensing

  7. SOYL Precision Nutrient Management Maps, interpretation And recommendations Application Soil sampling

  8. Imagery • Large swath – 300 x 600/1000 km • Resolution 22m • Red and Infra Red wavelengths measured

  9. Process

  10. Benefits Nitrogen Map Leaf Area Index Map

  11. Soil Electrical Conductivity EC Sensor Electrical Current Conducted Current

  12. Process Conductivity scan Soil Survey Map Conductivity Map Field Inspection Establishment Map Drill Controller GPS System Seed Rate Map

  13. Benefits

  14. Drivers • Environmental • Traceability • Yield • Efficiency

  15. Much more where that came from!

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