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HarvestMaster Unveils Potato Yield Monitor
HarvestMaster is excited to introduce the Casma Potato Yield Monitor. Casma was designed to increase farm profitability, provide a visual map of crop performance, allow data to be viewed in real-time and for the hardware to be mounted to any existing potato harvester. The Casma Potato Yield Monitor is now available for purchase. “Our customers requested HarvestMaster return to the commercial yield monitoring business,” says Doug Moore, Casma product manager. “Casma marks our return, and we are pleased with the system that we have developed,” Moore remarks. “The amount of usable data a farm can get from the Casma system helps growers make important decisions and increase profits.” Casma allows farmers to visualize crop performance through generated heat maps that show variations in potato yield across the field and allow for better planting and soil care planning. This information can directly increase farm profitability and maximize yield by allowing farmers to identify underperforming areas.
POTATO WEIGHT SENSOR
Data generated by Casma is created by load cells and a belt speed sensor on the harvester to determine the weight of potatoes being loaded, and through GPS (Global Positioning System) location-based information. High accuracy GPS is used to create heat maps that associate precise location with yield data. Additional sensors and algorithms are used to maximize accuracy by accounting for slope and motion in all directions. The data is available in the cab of the tractor and is automatically sent to the cloud for access on the www. mycasma.com website.
With the Casma Potato Yield Monitor, high accuracy GPS (Global Positioning System) is used to create heat maps that associate precise location with yield data.
“Casma provides data for operators on displays that are already in the cabs of most tractors and detailed reports and maps on the www. mycasma.com website,” Moore says. “In-cab and in-office data viewing is a key part of making this information work for the farmer. MyCasma gives a central location for data to be stored and viewed anytime,” he adds. For more information about the Casma Potato Yield Monitor by HarvestMaster, visit the company’s product webpage, www.harvestmaster.com/products/ casma-yield-monitor.
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Averland FC Protects Against Nematodes
Vive Crop Protection issues a label recommendation for protection in potatoes by chemigation
Potato growers have a convenient new tool to battle nematodes inseason with Averland® FC. Averland FC (abamectin + Allosperse®) was registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in 2019, and Vive Crop Protection recently issued a label recommendation (2ee) for protection from nematodes in potatoes by chemigation. Nematodes are a significant challenge for farmers throughout all potato growing regions. If left untreated, they cause tuber malformation, induce chemical changes in the tuber and reduce overall marketable yield. “Growers can now replace three chemigation applications of Vydate® C-LV with three chemigation applications of Averland FC. They will get the same level of activity, with significant cost savings and less product handling,” says Vive Vice President of Sales and Marketing Dan Bihlmeyer. “It also mixes seamlessly with inseason fertility to help create on-farm efficiency. It is simple and effective, and significantly reduces user and
environmental exposure,” Bihlmeyer notes. As a foliar or chemigation application, Averland FC also takes care of Colorado potato beetle, leafminers, psyllids, mites and thrips. It is based on the Allosperse Delivery System, which allows products to be mixed and applied with foliar fertilizer. More information is available at https://www.vivecrop.com/products/ averland-fc/. What do you expect from the seed potatoes that you buy? Over 100 Years of Tradition
The nation’s first seed potato certification program established WISCONSIN in Wisconsin in 1913. Strong partnership with the University of Wisconsin. Quality, healthy seed CERTIFIED SEED POTATOES potatoes…generation after generation. WISCONSIN CERTIFIEDThe varieties that you need. The early generation that you want. BADGER STATE The quality and yield that you have come to expect. SEED POTATOESWisconsin has it!
WISCONSIN For a directory of Wisconsin Certified Seed Potato Growers or a free video, contact: CERTIFIED SEED POTATOES View a directory of the Wisconsin Certified Seed Potato Growers on your smartphone. Wisconsin Seed Potato Improvement Association, Inc. P.O. Box 173, Antigo, WI 54409 715-623-4039 www.potatoseed.org WISCONSIN CERTIFIED SEED POTATOES View a directory of the Wisconsin Certified Seed Potato Growers on your smartphone.
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