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Variable Rate Technology
Brian MontgomeryInTime, Inc
Director, Marketing and Customer Relations
Variable Rate TechnologyThe Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
• The bad – Focusing on the tools rather than the agronomy– My goal is to save input costs
• The ugly– Inferior application equipment– Untimely information
• The GOOD– We are past a lot of the growing pains associated with
VRT– VRT is profitable and is the “way” of farming tomorrow
Variable Rate TechnologyData Sources
• Aerial based image products• Grid soil samples• Electrical conductivity data• Yield data• Historical data
Variable Rate TechnologyEquipment
• Ground applicators– VR dry– VR sprayers
• Aerial Applicators– VR liquid– VR dry – Not quite there
• All systems vary the carrier volume• What is the next step in VRT?
– Direct injection
Variable Rate Technology
• Why farm with VRT?– Increase Net Profits
• HOW?– Reduced input costs– Increased yields– Environmental stewardship
We MUST accomplish ALL!!!
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917.74 AcresVariable Rate Application
Saved $2.53 / AcreVersus (8 oz) / Acre Blanket
VR PixScout Map
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As-Applied
2.3 gallons
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VR PixScout Map
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8-5-05Budworm Spray
StewardTotal A’s = 135.94
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1 Lowest Biomass
7 Highest Biomass
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100% Budworm presence
0 GPA
7.5 GPA
Late Season Budworm application
VR Cost0.0 GPA = 73.82 acres - $0.007.5 GPA = 62.12 acres - $724.96Imagery Cost = $203.91Total VR Cost = $928.87Blanket Application Cost = $1586.46TOTAL SAVINGS = $657.59 or $4.84/A46% Chemical Savings (135.94 acres)
InTime’s Vari-Scout MapVariable Rate Defoliation
Location: Missouri Bootheel
Crop: Cotton
Field Size: 31.6 Acres
Imagery Acquired: September 1, 2005
VR Defoliation Applied: September 20, 2005
Notes:This prescription was applied
using a JD6500 equipped with a Raven Viper. The consultant was
able to achieve a one-time defoliation on this field, for
$14.29/A in chemical.
VR Defoliation – Once OverUsed Vari-Scout to make a
One-Time Defoliation
InTime’s Vari-Scout MapVariable Rate Defoliation
Location: Missouri Bootheel
Crop: Cotton
Field Size: 49.22 Acres
Imagery Acquired: September 1, 2005
VR Defoliation Applied: September 15, 2005
Notes:This prescription was applied
using a SatLoc Aerial Ace. The consultant was able to achieve a one-time defoliation on this field,
for $14.72/A in chemical.
VR Defoliation – Once Over
Multiple VR PGR & insecticide applications
One-Time VR defoliation
DP 432 RR 2004 Yield- 1333 lbs/A 2005 Yield- 1253 lbs/A
Variable rate nitrogen top-dress applied 7-13-046-10-04
7-5-04
7-20-04
8-7-04
9-7-04
Vari-Scout 2004 Growing Season
Image collected 7 DAT
Image used for defoliation and VR nitrogen application in 2005
Image shows incorrect irrigation timing
Variable rate PGR and insecticide application made
Vari-ScoutA Story of Profit Potential
What’s Going On In This Field?Effects Of Crop Rotation!
Cotton After Corn
Cotton After Cotton
Vari-N from Feb 2006
3.9% N 3.45% N4.2% N
Vari-N from Aug. 2004
76 lbs N 71 lbs N 59 lbs N
lbs AmmoniumNitrate
2004 Yield- 1218 lbs/A2005 Yield- 1365 lbs/A
DP 445 BG/RR< 10 Acres DP 444 BG/RR
InTime Vari-Soil
• Collect directed soil samples
• Apply lab recommended rates based on soil variation
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Sample ID
Potassium Level
Phosphate
Level
1 73 226
2 81 281
3 127 272
Vari-Gation
• Variable Rate Irrigation– Apply Appropriate water
rates across fields
Variable Rate Technologyand
“Precision Ag”
• VRT is a part of precision ag• Site specific data provides the information for
managers to make PROFITABLE decisions
That’s It!!It’s all about increasing
Profits
InTime Inc.
Providing Producers Crop Management Solutions!