This mulch/low till seeder bought in 2006 was equipped with sensors after parts of a baler belt clogged up the hoses.
automatically creates application maps based on a few personal settings and I easily export these to a USB-stick for use with spreader and sprayer. The biggest advantage is that I know exactly in advance how much fertiliser or spraying liquid I should bring. Besides, it re- quires no initial investment and just € 6 to € 10 per hectare per year. And I can decide to stop using it whenever I want.” Mr Hurtz has seen his working widths increase from 9 to 33 metres over the years and now he notices a downward tendency again. “I now use 27 metres working widths, but the
Manfred recently started using the Kleffmann My Data Plant program to create fertiliser application maps from satellite imagery.
technology moves forward and my spreader can already apply in 48 sections and my cur- rent sprayer has 15 sections.” He currently is anticipating the arrival of a new sprayer with single nozzle control and a spreader with left and right disc VRA possibility. “This will further enhance the saving of the environment and on inputs.”
Politics and society Being politically active, Mr Hurtz feels that (EU) politicians tend to prioritise the interests of cit- izens despite the fact that they might have
their facts wrong. “I think we need (more) inde- pendent scientific research focussed on nutri- tion. I also feel that bans on chemicals like glyphosate and neonics should depend on the situation. In low and no till farming for in- stance, glyphosate is necessary to farm effi- ciently, or even necessary to farm at all. Did you know that washing detergents leak more phosphonates into the environment than glyphosate does? I believe that precision farm- ing technology offers the possibilities to exact- ly adjust the number of inputs to the amount needed by the crops.”
In the My Data Plant software, fer- tiliser application maps are made quickly and easily based on a few per- sonal settings and preferences and re- cent biomass satel- lite images.
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