1. 1. Farm Management made Mobile PrecisionAg & the Future of Farming UsingTools andTechnology to Meet the Growing Demand for Food Production What is your DIRT telling you?
2. 2. Growing Demand CurrentWorld Population > 7 Billion Population by 2050 > 14 Billion Food Projections Will not meet demand based on current yield projections Food production of four (4) key crops will need to increase by an estimated 60%110% to meet demand Ray DK, Mueller ND, West PC, Foley JA (2013) Yield Trends Are Insufficient to Double Global Crop Production by 2050. PLoS ONE 8(6): e66428. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066428 http://127.0.0.1:8081/plosone/article?id=info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.006642 8
3. 3. How Can PrecisionAg Help? Minimize Costs Maximize Output Yield Chemicals Water Seed PrecisionAg means targeting expenditures to control costs Apply chemicals and fertilizer only when & where needed Location-specific seed selection Identify best field configuration Use imagery to analyze Moisture Problems Patterns Early intervention based on scientific data
4. 4. How iCropTrak Supports PrecisionAg Record ANY input Accommodate ANY crop type Integrate with other systems Tractor data Irrigation Data Labs View it all in one place
5. 5. Measuring Performance Plan Track Analyze Adjust Everything that goes into crop production Inputs Yield Output
6. 6. PrecisionAg ->Variable Rate Target areas for field application Use only what you need, where you need, when you need it How do you know? Data What is your DIRT telling you? Benefits Minimizes costs Increases profit Minimizes environmental impact
7. 7. Apply Business Practices Farming is a business, so use business practices that make sense for your operation
8. 8. Quality Control Take your field data with you; keep it updated and use it to make time- sensitive decisions
9. 9. Quality Assurance Supporting government regulations to ensure food safety while meeting global demand Food Safety Audit Checklists GAP Reporting Pesticide Reporting Water & Irrigation Records Organic Certification Records Plant Harvest Ship
10. 10. Process Improvement Adapt your tools to your processes Adjust forms to suit your workflow Build Dashboards to help identify improvements Use native languages to improve data entry speed and accuracy
11. 11. Business Analytics Yellowfin was chosen because it offered customizable reports and dashboards so our customers can make better business decisions Customers appreciateYellowfins ability to let them rapidly communicate the state of their business to their stakeholders
12. 12. Business Communication Windward was chosen because it offered the ability to provide an embedded reporting option using pixel-perfect document generation Customers appreciate that they can provide professional- looking reports directly to their customers and stakeholders
13. 13. Full Lifecycle Accountability Monitor Harvest Plant iCropTrak, together with Windward andYellowfin, provides data management for every part of the operational lifecycle.
14. 14. Farm Management Made Mobile