AardappelWereldVisie Validation of the variation! Precision farming, the topic in present-day farming. Where many crop farmers are currently enjoying the ease of automatic planting, others are thinking of purchasing such equipment in the near future. It’s remarkable to realise that the old generation of growers has experienced the biggest change in the history of farm mechanisation and that the young generation of growers will most probably experience the biggest change in farm digitalisation. We want more! We want location-specific applications! Location-specific liming, fertilising, nematode control, variable planting distances, haulm killing, weed control, digital diagnostics etc. are applications that offer many advantages in the domains of yield increase, quality improvement, specific use of crop protection chemicals and fertiliser. Sustainable! The basis for location-specific applications is mapping out the variation within plots. Without reliable variation mapping, location-specific applications are of no use. Where, twenty years ago, technology was not advanced enough to realise all these dreams, it has now very rapidly developed and is even further than the farm support for all these applications. Should we fertilise the bare spots in the fields more, or less? Are the plant distances in drier and more arid places in the plots closer or wider? Is it possible to record the differences in plots in a reliable way? Many questions we need to find the correct answers for. There’s enough variation. Ideas to vary as well! In the coming years, it’s validation of the variation that’s going to be important. Should we wait for that? No, use your basic common sense and keep on progressing. The first computers weren’t much more than typewriters and the advantages were very limited. And what about the mobile phones of 20 years ago? They could only make telephone calls! If we had stopped developing then, we wouldn’t be where we are today. The validation of the variation is within reach, it only needs a bit of time... Albert Wolfs Crop Advisor HLB AW-ACTUA Efficient solutions by APH Group: high speed vine killing About one year ago, APH Group changed its internal organization towards a more knowledge based approach. The main reason for this development was the higher level of demands coming out of the market. With all machines and installations APH Group is selling, they try to give the best advice towards the client, taking into account the particular circumstances of the client. APH Group works according the E = MC2 approach: Efficiency is increase of mass (yield), create quality and the lowest cost of ownership. A good example of new APH approach is the delivery of a 6-row Baselier hydraulic foldable haulm topper to a farmer in Poland. A good example of this is the delivery of a 6-row Baselier hydraulic foldable haulm topper to a farmer in Poland. This farmer, a grower of seed potatoes, has the availability of large horse power tractors. APH Group advised him the new high speed type haulm topper of Baselier. With newly designed cutting knives and a higher rotation speed of the axle, a higher driving speed can be achieved with lower rpm on the tractor. This results in lower fuel usage of the tractor. The topping result is improved because of the larger suction effect of the cutting knives. With a machine like this, APH Group focuses on the future and it is another true example of an efficient solution! ● Potato World 2015 • number 3 9 Pagina 8
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