Technology & Precision Farming Cloud-based systems make data transfer easier
Compatibility made easier than ever before M
oving data from one system
or machine has often been a stick-
ing point with precision farming. But with cloud computer systems mean it is possible to connect dif- ferent systems together to trans- fer data – without the need for user intervention.
“Developments to the Omnia Precision Agronomy software sys-
£90m agri-tech fund unveiled
The government has announced a £90m investment to bring to- gether artifi cial intelligence, ro- botics and earth observation to improve supply chain resilience in the agri-food sector.
Business secretary Greg Clark announced the funding in a speech to last month’s NFU’s annual conference. New technolo- gy was boosting farmers’ earning power and making agri-business- es more productive and profi ta- ble than ever before.
“Providing the food and drink we live on and stewarding the countryside that is so much part of our national and local identity means there is no more essential industry. For your unique role in stewardship and in feeding the na- tion like big industry, you need to be profi table and we need to help make the conditions right for in- vestment in the future.”
The funding will be used to bring together the UK’s agri-food sector with experts in robotics, AI and data science, said Mr Clark.
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tem mean that it is now possi- ble to connect Omnia to MyJohn- Deere to transfer data from one system to the other, “ explains Ol- iver Wood, precision technology manager for Hutchinsons. “This allows fi eld bounda- ries to be shared between the systems ensuring that fi eld are- as and boundaries are the same and that the boundary the user
sees in the GreenStar display is the same as they see in Omnia.” Moving yield maps into Omnia from MyJohnDeere is straight- forward process – and so too is sending variable rate fi les from Omnia to MyJohnDeere. For both the yield maps and variable rate fi les, the user doesn’t have to han- dle any of the data fi les
“The process is made even eas-
ier if the user has got JDLink on their machines,” says Mr Wood. “This means that variable rate fi les can be send from Omnia straight to the tractor and yield data can go from the combine to Omnia.”
This is the fi rst development like this within Omnia and there will be more to follow with oth- er manufacturers during 2018.
New Trimble display now on sale
Cambridgeshire based Trimble resellers AS Communications are now able to offer customers the new Trimble GFX-750TM dis- play system.
The display system comes with the simple-to-install, roof mounted NAV-900 guidance con- troller, Trimble’s most advanced multi-constellation GNSS receiv- er. The new high resolution 25.6 cm (10.1 inch) display is a part of a system designed for grow- ers with a mixed fl eet.
An ISOBUS compatible ter-
minal allows users to control sev- eral implements and machines through a single interface. This high-performance, auto guidance display system continues Trim- ble’s expansion of Android-based display devices and runs on its Precision-IQTM software. Features of the new system
include fl exible connectivity between devices through inte- grated wireless options includ- ing bluetooth and wifi . It also al- lows seamless communication from tractor to farm equipment
through Field-IQ Basic or ISO- BUS control.
The GFX-750 display system is ideal for growers ready to make a start with precision farming, or who are interested in upgrading to the latest technology. The in- tuitive new interface and simple architecture make it easy adopt across the whole farm regardless of make, model or year.
This new guidance controller
features Trimble’s most power- ful GNSS engine. It tracks more satellites from more constella- tions, leading to more robust performance in harsh environ- ments and also faster RTX con- vergence time.
Trimble GFX-750 Display & NAV-900 Receiver
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