UKUNISELA NGOKUZENZAKALELA NGOKUZENZAKALELAYO KUYIQINISO.
Umakadebona weminyaka engama-25 embonini yokunisela, uKen Goodall umangazwe intuthuko yakamuva yezokuzenzela yokunisela. Uyabikezela: “Siza njengesitimela esithwala impahla. “Eminyakeni ezayo, ukwamukelwa kwabalimi kwama-pivots azisebenzelayo kuzokhuphuka kakhulu. Futhi sikhuluma ngaphezu kwama-pivots azivulela wona noma avale noma ahlele isivinini sokusebenza. Ama-pivots afakelwa ukushintsha ngokuzenzakalela izinhlelo zawo zokusebenza
amazinga ezimo zamanje zomswakama wensimu ngokuya ngezinzwa zenhlabathi, isithombe sasemoyeni, idatha yesimo sezulu, ukumodelwa kwezitshalo, nokufakwa komsebenzisi.
Uyemukelwa emshinini wokuqala wokuzimela kwezolimo, i-pivot yesikhungo.
UGoodall usebenzela uReinke Manufacturing, yena kanye ne-Valley Irrigation neLindsay Corporation bethula intuthuko yokuzimela ngokushesha okukhulu. Isibonelo, uReinke usanda kuthola ukubambisana neCropX, ubuchwepheshe bayo obunikeza izincomo zokunisela eziqondene nesiza ezintweni ezahlukahlukene kufaka phakathi amabalazwe weCropX, isithombe sasemoyeni, isimo sezulu, ukumodela, ukufaka komsebenzisi, kanye nenzwa yenhlabathi enelungelo lobunikazi. Ngasekuqaleni konyaka, iCropX ithole iCropMetrics. Lokho kutholwa kungeze ngaphezu kwamahektare angama-500,000 emininingwane yenhlabathi kungxenyekazi yokuphathwa kwepulazi iCropX.
UKUHLAKANIPHA OKUNGEKHONA OKWANGEMPELA
Okwamanje, i-Valley ikhulise ukubambisana kwayo ne-Prospera Technologies, umbono womshini wakwa-Israyeli kanye nenkampani yezobunhloli yokufakelwa. Ukusebenzisana, okwaziwa nge-Valley Insights, kusebenzisa ubuhlakani bokufakelwa nokufunda ngomshini ukuguqula ipivot ibe ithuluzi elilawulayo lokulawulwa kwezitshalo. "I-Valley Insights yenzelwe ukuhambisa abalimi eduze nokuphathwa kwezitshalo okuzimele," kusho uTroy Long of Valley.
ILindsay ikhulise ikhono lobuchwepheshe bayo be-FieldNET bokuqapha nokulawula kude; lokhu kunweba amandla ayo okuhluka ngamanani wohlelo lokusebenza. Amandla e-FieldNET afaka phakathi uhlelo loMeluleki, oluhlaziya idatha ukuhlinzeka ngezincomo zohlelo lokusebenza zansuku zonke.
UKUKHANGELWA KWE-VRI
Abalimi sebesebenzisa imali ngezinhlobo ezahlukahlukene ze-pivot automation. Isibonelo, uWes Boorman usebenzisa i-FieldNET kaLindsay nesisombululo senkampani i-Precision VRI (i-variable-rate irrigation) yenkampani yokwandisa amandla akhona akhona “okufaka amanani ahlukene ezindaweni ezahlukahlukene zensimu, okusisiza ukuthi sinyuse isivuno,” kusho i-Moses Lake, UWashington, umlimi, owengeze ubuchwepheshe be-VRI kumishini yakhe esekhoneni. “Amamephu wethu wesivuno abukeka njengamamephu wethu wezwe. Umhlabathi ophakeme uthela kancane, kanti owaphansi uthela kakhulu. Ukuze sandise isivuno, kwakudingeka sithole indlela yokwengeza amanzi endaweni ephakeme ngaphandle kokunisela indawo ephansi. I-VRI inikeza amandla okwenza lokho. ”
Lobu buchwepheshe buvumela abatshali benze ngokwezifiso izilinganiso zamanzi noma zamakhemikhali endaweni ngayinye yensimu. Ama-node alawula okokufafaza ngakunye ku-pivot okuwavula, awacishe, noma ashaye isicelo sawo samanzi. Lokhu kwenziwa ngokuya ngendawo yenkambu nokujula kwesicelo okufiswayo. "Ngekhoneni likaWes, sikwazi ukugcina u-100% wokugeleza ngenkathi sihamba sizungeza insimu," kuchaza u-Aaron Sauser weLindsay Corporation. “Ukwenza lokhu, sishintsha izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo nesivinini sokuhamba ngasikhathi sinye. Njengoba ikona linwetshiwe ngokugcwele, umshini uhamba kancane futhi sisebenzisa okufafaza okumbalwa emshinini womama, kuthumela ukuhamba ekhoneni. Njengoba kuvalwa ikona, sisheshisa ijubane lokuhamba lomshini bese sivula izifutho eziningi kumama, noma kumzali, emshinini. Ngokwenza lokhu, sisebenzisa isilinganiso esifanayo samanzi kuwo wonke amahektare. Lokhu kunciphisa nesikhathi sokushintshanisa. ”
UKUHLELWA KWEZICELO
Ukuhlelwa kwesicelo ngokunemba nakho kudonsa ukunaka okukhulu kubalimi ngenxa yentuthuko
lokho akugcini nje ngokukhiqiza izincomo ezisuselwa kuzimo zensimu ezisesikhathini kodwa futhi kunikeza namandla okwenza ukuchelela ukude. UGreg Juul, ongumnikazi wabalingani be-G2 Farming ngaseHermiston, e-Oregon, usebenzisa ubuchwepheshe be-Valley Scheduling, "obusinikeza ithuba lokuthola konke ngokuchofoza umunwe," kusho uJuul. "Cishe sekungamehlo amanye asensimini, maqondana nokuthi umswakama wenhlabathi wakho ukuphi, ikakhulukazi ngezitshalo ezibucayi."
I-Valley Scheduling, ehambisana nezinsizakalo zesazi se-agronomy, inikeza izincomo zokunisela ngokusekelwe kulwazi lwepulazi, izintandokazi, nedatha yasensimini efana nenhlabathi, uhlobo lwesitshalo, isigaba sokuthuthuka, kanye nomthombo wolwazi wesimo sezulu. Isoftware ihlanganisa imininingwane futhi ikhombisa ukuthi angakanani amanzi adingekayo kumephu enembile noma ekubukweni kohlu.
Intuthuko kaReinke kule ndawo, i-SAC (i-swing arm corner) i-VRI, isiyatholakala kumamodeli amaningi we-pivot afakwe i-AnnexPF yaleyo nkampani yephaneli le-RPM Preferred. Isoftware ivumela indawo ye-VRI ngokuhlukanisa izindawo zokumboza zibe amasongo amaningi. Umphumela uyipivot enezindawo zokusebenza ezingaphezu kuka-300,000.
"Sinepulazi elilodwa elithola amanzi alo emthonjeni ojulile, ngakho-ke sisebenzisa i-SAC VRI ukuzama ukufaka inani lamanzi adingekayo ezindaweni eziwadinga kakhulu," kuchaza uMark Gross weSpokane Hutterian IBrethren Farm yaseReardon, eWashington. Leli pulazi lafaka iReinke Advanced entwasahlobo edlule. “I-SAC VRI isivumela ukuthi sandise amandla ezinga lokuhlukahluka kuyo yonke insimu. Sivele sinemishini engu-13 ene-VRI kwi-pivot uqobo, ngakho-ke kungenzeka ukuthi sengeze i-VRI yohlelo lwekhoneni kweminye yayo. ”
UKWANDISELA UKUTSHONA
Ukushintshashintsha kwamanani esimweni senkundla nakho kudlulele ekwenziweni kwamakhemikhali. I-Agri-Inject, ngokwesibonelo, isanda kufaka ubuchwepheshe obufaka umjovo oketshezi ezandleni zomuntu osebenza nge-smartphone, ithebhulethi, noma ikhompyutha. I-ReflexConnect yaleyo nkampani inikeza ukusetshenziswa kwezinga lokuhlukahluka okuhleliwe kukamanyolo namakhemikhali. "Abakhiqizi bangaqala, bayeke, noma babheke ukujova koketshezi ngomakhalekhukhwini noma ngamathebulethi abo," kusho u-Erik Tribelhorn we-Agri-Inject. "Bangasebenzisa futhi i-web interface ukuguqula isilinganiso somjovo wamakhemikhali ngamalitha nge-acre ngayinye noma amalitha ngehora, kuya ngemodi - noma ngisho nokushintsha izindlela."
Ngaphezu kwalokho, nge-ReflexConnect, umlimi angakwazi ukusetha futhi alungise ama-alamu kufaka phakathi amaphuzu asethiwe, amanani wokuvala amasistimu, kanye nezinhloso zokwazisa. Ideshibhodi yobuchwepheshe ifaka ukufinyelela kwimibiko, amashadi, izingodo, namafayela alandekayo. Izimo zesimo sezulu zasendaweni ezibandakanya ukushisa, imvula, nesivinini somoya nazo ziyatholakala.
Abasebenzisi be-ReflexConnect bangakwazi ukumisa amasethingi wohlelo lokusebenza angafika kwayisihlanu bese begcina ngalinye linegama elihlukile, ukunika amandla ukukhethwa okusheshayo kokulungiselelwa okuphelele ngemuva kwesikhathi.