Ukushayela ezingxenyeni ezithile zeMidwest noma ukundiza phezu kwezifundazwe ezithile zaseNtshonalanga, izingqapheli kungenzeka zibone inqwaba yamasimu ezitshalo ayindilinga afakwe imishini yokunisela. Eziningi zazo ziyizinhlelo zokunisela eziwumgogodla, futhi indima yazo ikhule yabaluleka kwezolimo kule minyaka eyishumi edlule noma ngaphezulu.
Lowo umbono ovela ku-Reece Andrews, Umphathi Womkhiqizo, i-FieldNET kanye ne-Zimmatic Controls ye-Lindsay Corp., Omaha, NE, njengoba izidingo zomlimi-ikhasimende wanamuhla zijwayelane nesimo sezulu esishintshayo. "Ukuchelela nge-center pivot kubalulekile, ngoba ukuthola amanzi lapho edingeka khona kubalulekile ekusebenzeni kwepulazi," kusho u-Andrews.
Ukuze uqonde ukuthi imakethe yokunisela ye-pivot emaphakathi ishintshe kanjani, kuyasiza ukubheka emuva emlandweni othile. Njengoba u-Andrews ephawula, ukuthembela kwezolimo ekuniseleni kubuyela emuva emashumini eminyaka edlule, nomgomo ofanayo wokuthuthukisa intuthuko. “Ekulimeni, umhlaba wakho uyawathola amanzi noma cha,” usho kanje. “Uma kungenjalo, wena njengomlimi bekufanele uthole indlela yokuthola amanzi ezitshalweni zakho. Ezikhathini zasendulo, abalimi abaningi babesebenzisa ukuchelela ngezikhukhula ukuze benze lokhu, bekhukhula kancane kancane insimu ethile bese bedlulisela lawo manzi kwenye insimu, njalo njalo, besebenzisa izinto ezinjengamashubhu e-siphon noma amapayipi anesango. Kodwa lokhu akuphumelelanga kangako, njengoba kwakumoshwe amanzi amaningi endleleni.”
Kunalokho, abalimi abaningi baqala ukufuna indlela yokulawula kangcono ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi emasimini abo. Lokhu kuholele ekwethulweni kwezinhlelo zokunisela ze-center pivot. Ngokushesha, amasistimu okunisela e-central pivot ayevamile ukubonakala ezinsimini zezitshalo kuzo zonke izifunda ezifana ne-Idaho, Indiana, kanye, ne-Nebraska. “Lezi yizindawo lapho imvula ijwayele ukufika khona ngamaqoqo ekuqaleni konyaka,” kusho u-Andrews. "Kodwa ayikho imvula eningi kulezi zindawo ngesikhathi sokukhula okujwayelekile, ngakho ukunisela nge-central pivot kunikeza impendulo kule nkinga."
Ukucatshangelwa kweCeres ikhiphe isixazululo esisha somkhiqizo wokuthuthukisa ukuchelela, esibekwe ngendlela ekahle ukusiza abalimi ukwenza ukunisela okunembayo kube lula futhi kusebenze kahle kakhudlwana. Isixazululo esisha sokuthuthukisa ukuchelela sihlanganisa izinzwa zokuswakama kwenhlabathi kanye neminye imininingwane yasensimini nesithombe sikaCeres.
“Ikakhulukazi lapho amanzi eyivelakancane, ukwenza kahle ukunisela kuncike ekuboneni isithombe esigcwele sokuhlukahluka emsebenzini wakho wonke. Kodwa nakuba ungase ufune ukuba namehlo kuzo zonke izitshalo ezisensimini, iqiniso liwukuthi, asikho isikhathi esanele ngosuku,” kusho u-Ashwin Madgavkar, oyi-CEO kanye nomsunguli we-Ceres Imaging. "Lokhu kuhlanganiswa kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi abalimi bathola isithombe esigcwele sokusebenza kwabo ngenkasa ukuze bakwazi ukusebenzisa amanzi ngokugcwele futhi bafinyelele imigomo yabo yokuphatha."
Kungani kubalulekile lokhu? Ukuhlanganiswa phakathi kobuchwepheshe obuhlukene kuyisinyathelo esilandelayo sokuvela kokunemba kokunisela. Ukunisela ngenkasa okuvela eCeres kunikeza isisombululo esinamandla sokwandisa imithombo yamanzi elinganiselwe ngezikhathi zesomiso.
Izinzuzo ezibalulekile ezinikezwa abalimi i-Irrigation Optimization:
- Yenza izinqumo ezingcono zokuthuthukisa ukufana nokubeka amanzi lapho edingeka khona kakhulu.
- Yenza izinqumo zokunisela zansuku zonke zibe lula futhi zisheshe ngokubona ulwazi lwenzwa nemifanekiso konke endaweni eyodwa.
- Qonda lapho unganciphisa khona amanzi ngokusebenzisa amabalazwe okufunwa kwamanzi yiCeres.
Isebenza kanjani: Izithombe zihlinzeka ngedatha enembayo mayelana nempilo yezitshalo kuyo yonke imisebenzi yakho. Izinzwa zisiza abalimi ukuthi babone idatha ehlala njalo, yesikhathi sangempela yendawo eyodwa yepulazi labo.
Ukubona idatha yenzwa yakho yasensimini kanye nesithombe ndawonye kukhombisa isithombe esigcwele sesu lakho lokunisela, kusukela ekusetshenzisweni kuya kumthelela wako esitsheni sakho. Abalimi manje sebengakwazi ukusebenzisa ukuhlanganiswa kwezinzwa ze-Ceres Imaging ukuze baqonde kangcono amanzi asetshenziswa ezinsimini futhi babone izinkinga, amaphutha, nokungezwani ngokushesha, okubuyisela isikhathi esiyigugu osukwini lwazo.
"Ukukhula Okubalulekile Kokunisela Kwesikhungo Se-Pivot Kwezolimo Zanamuhla. "