Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84JANUARY 2017 SEEDWORLD.COM / 15 Designed to apply over-treatments, powder applications or primary treatments, the U-Batch™ Treater has the ability to upgrade every bag of seed you sell, providing you an even higher rate of return. 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Engineered with a compact footprint, this may easily be the most profitable 64 square ture and stream of data is what sets Smartfield apart from other companies. Joel Hohenberger, Smartfield chief technology officer, said that the temperature of the crop is taken every minute. Then an algorithm, averages the temperature every 15 minutes, and that information is sent back to the base station every 30 minutes. In addition to canopy temperature, sensors measure soil moisture and irrigation rates, wind speed, barometric pressure, ambient temperature, relative humidity and rainfall. Hohenberger explained that all this is collected and then sent back to the base station where it is run through the algorithms, analyzed and sent back to the growers through a website. The other piece of the equation is what Carrillo calls the Smartfield Stress Unit, its own proprietary index of stress that reduces those 96 data points per day into one data point per day, which is easier to manage for both growers and researchers. “We have big data, but a lot of companies have big data,” Carrillo said. “We make big data actionable and meaningful to clients and the user. Our No. 1 goal is to help the grower recoup their return on investment, because if they are successful, then everybody is going to be successful around them. “Users can make timely decisions based on the data we are collecting. If you’re receiving your data every two to three weeks, it might be too late. We try to make that data transfer timely — sometimes within 30 minutes of the collection and the result is financial success.” Carrillo pointed out that the Smartfield system provides more than big data. “It allows researchers to screen more prod- ucts per season to facilitate faster and better product selection and advancement, he said.” Smartfield is able to blend the high temporal data with the high spatial data, allowing research- ers to look at hundreds of plots without losing that very plant specific data. “We believe the long-term solution will be a blend of both macro and micro databases to achieve a spatial – temporal bal- ance,” Carrillo said. Smartfield is based in Lubbock, Texas, where crops are sub- jected to heat and drought stress and irrigation is commonly relied upon. He explained the FIT System can be used to evaluate geno- types that hold up better to stress and for early detection of diseases. If wanting to compare genotypes, the technology allows researchers to identify the strongest performers early in the season and facilitates product selection before yield assess- ment for faster overall product advancement, he said. When looking to detect disease, diseases typically affect the vascular tissue of plants, resulting in a restriction of water movement and thus, higher canopy temperatures. Carrillo said that susceptible entries showed elevated canopy temperatures four to seven days prior to visual symptoms. They’ve been able to detect sudden death syndrome in soybeans and Fusarium and Verticillium in cotton. Being able to detect pest and disease early can lead to a more efficient use of pesticides, Carrillo added. Hohenberger said that by allowing farmers to be more effi- cient with both irrigation and resources, in some cases they’ve been able to save 40 percent of the water that some products would be calling for. SW