Implementing Technology at the Purdue Ag Centers

Implementing Technology at
the Purdue Ag Centers and
ACRE
2013 RCAS Winter Meetings
February 4, 2013
Jeff Boyer, Davis Purdue Ag Center
Jim Beaty, ACRE
Nate Linder, Throckmorton Purdue Ag Center
Steve Hawkins, Purdue Ag Centers
Purdue Ag Research Programs In Partnership
with Trimble Precision Agriculture
Expanded capabilities
of large field scale
research at 5 PACs.
Integration of equipment,
data, software and
training has led to
IMPROVED EFFICIECY
Additional expansion of
precision plot work on
small plots at ACRE
and with Horticultural
crops at TPAC.
Planting
Liquid Fertilizer
Dry Fertilizer and Lime
Harvest
Soil Sampling
Plot Layout
Prescription Files
Crop Records
Topo Mapping
Tile Drainage Plans
Integrating GPS into a
research system and
budget takes time and
funding.
Studies at the Davis Purdue Agricultural Center
Cover crop use in corn and soybean
Corn seeding rates
Soybean seeding rates
Drainage Water Management
Corn planting date
Soybean planting date
Corn nitrogen rates
Corn fungicide use V6
Corn fungicide use V6 and VT
Corn and soybean potassium rates
Soybean fungicide and insecticide seed treatments
Soybean Row Orientation and Strip Till
Hog Manure Application Study in Corn and Soybeans
Corn and soybean production with Gypsum and cover crops
Corn seed treatment study
Gypsum and drainage water management
Wheat fungicide study
Wheat Nitrogen Study
Trimble and Ag Leader Yield Monitor Comparison
Equipment being used at DPAC to conduct the research:
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Planting Corn - Case IH 140 Pro tractor, JD 1750 planter, Autopilot, FmX,
Field IQ, Rawson drive on seeding and starter fertilizer
Planting Soybeans & Wheat - NH 8670 tractor, JD 750 drill, Autopilot,
FmX, Field IQ, Rawson drive
Sidedressing Corn - Case IH 140 Pro tractor, Agrisystem applicator,
Autopilot, FmX, Field IQ, Rawson drive
Liquid Herbicide Application - Spra-Coupe 4440 sprayer, Autopilot, FmX,
Field IQ, Raven control valve
Gypsum and Lime Application - NH 8670 tractor, Chandler spreader,
Autopilot, FmX, Field IQ, Rawson drive
Dry Fertilizer Application – Case IH 140 Pro tractor, Valmar airflow
spreader, Autopilot, FmX, Field IQ, Rawson drive
Harvesting Corn, Soybeans and Wheat – Case IH 2344 Combine,
Autopilot, Ag Leader PF 3000 Pro
Soil Sampling – Kawasaki Mule, Wintex 1000 soil sampler, Nomad,
Farmworks mobile
Map and Flag Plots – Kawasaki Mule, Nomad, Farmworks mobile
Plot Layout and Prescription File Generation – Farmworks desktop
software and Ag Leader SMS Advanced software
Are We Efficient or Do We Just Like
Technology??
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Equipment has been purchased $$$$$$$
Staff has been trained $$$
Field Scale Plots Setup
Number of Traditional Small Plots Decreased
Field Scale Research Plots
Walk Through An Example
I receive a call or email
Field I
Hog Manure Plots
Soybean Seeding Rate Study
Soybean Fungicide Plots
30 ft wide by Length???
Treatments by Reps
I start in GIS Software
Ag Leader SMS Advanced
Farmworks
Not Using Arcview
AB Line Management
33 Acres
Soybeans
GIS Software
We can look at
different plot
configurations
and layouts
What areas need
to be avoided???
What fits in the
field???
Swine Manure Plots
Contractor
that applied
the manure
counted AB
Lines
RTK
System is
the Key
Soybean Planting Population Study
Prescription
File Generated
in GIS
Software
Soybean Fungicide/Insecticide Study
Prescription File
Generated
30 ft wide for
Spra-Coupe
AB Line Management
With an RTK System - AB Lines Can Be Named
and Saved
Focus on AB Lines More and More
AB Line Management
Start with 15 Ft Line
Shift the 15 Ft Line
15 Ft Swath Width
15 Ft Application Width
30 Ft Swath Width
15 Ft Application Width
Plant
Sidedress
Spray
Harvest
In Field Scouting &
Plot Verification
Nomad Handheld Computer
Farmworks Mobile Software
Yield Data Collected With Yield Monitor
Using the Same AB Lines
Fungicide/Insecticide and Population Studies
Swine Manure Plots
Are There Improvements in Efficiency???
Has An Efficient System Been
Developed???
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No Plot Flags
No Measuring
Communication with Faculty via email
Contractor used his GPS system
No Small Plot Equipment Used
Scouting & Sampling Crews used Nomad
Computer
• Yield Data Collected with Yield Monitor and
emailed to faculty