Fendt’s Rogator sprayers are set to get a smart spraying technology boost following successful trials
Smart spraying technology will be integrated into Fendt’s Rogator sprayers from next year, two years after the manufacturer’s parent company Agco began trials.
Agco will offer Bosch BASF Smart Farming’s innovative Smart Spraying Solution on Fendt’s Rogator machines in Europe and the Americas from 2024.
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The smart spraying solution with cameras on a Fendt Rogator 665 sprayer
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The technology saves herbicide savings without compromising weed control, Agco says, and will enable targeted spraying during both day and night.
Customers will have access to Bosch BASF Smart Farming’s pest identification technology, plus the sophisticated sensors and automated sensitivity thresholds which help to deliver the herbicide savings.
“What makes our system unique is the combination of superior precision, digital tools and agronomic expertise,” Bosch BASF Smart Farming’s North America managing director Matt Leininger says.
“With a 24/7 application capability, we create exceptional green-on-green and green-on-brown performance.
“This type of precision agronomics offering is a breakthrough to support farmers with less impact and higher yields.”
Crops currently supported by the technology include corn, soy, cotton, canola, sunflower, and sugar beet, with capabilities for others such as small grains to be added in time.
A combination of the machine’s on-board and off-board controls plus Bosch BASF Smart Farming’s integrated digital platform from xarvio Digital Farming Solutions will provide an end-to-end user experience, the companies say.
Insights into the data gathered during the application will be available, and farmers will also benefit from customised agronomic recommendations and reliable documentation within the same solution – helping them turn the data into actionable insights to increase yields and efficiency.
“The progress we have made with Bosch BASF Smart Farming in developing a sustainable solution that maintains productivity while improving profitability and delivering clean fields with maximum savings is an excellent example of Agco’s farmer focus,” Agco’s senior vice president and precision ag general manager Seth Crawford says.
“We look forward to our further collaboration with Bosch BASF Smart Farming as we work together to bring this solution to farmers and custom applicators around the world.”
