AGCO and Bosch BASF Smart Farming Announce Joint Development and Commercialization of Smart Spraying Capabilities
April 06 2023 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
AGCO Corporation announced today that together with Bosch BASF
Smart Farming it will integrate and commercialize Smart Spraying
technology on Fendt Rogator sprayers, and jointly develop
additional, new features.
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Fendt Rogator 665 using the Smart
Spraying Solution targeted spraying in a green-on-brown trial
application. (Photo: Business Wire)
In May 2021, AGCO and Bosch BASF Smart Farming started the first
trials of Bosch BASF Smart Farming’s innovative Smart Spraying
Solution, which will deliver optimal herbicide savings without
compromising weed control and will enable targeted spraying during
day and night-time conditions. In addition to targeted spraying,
the system will deliver integrated digital tools to turn the
application data into actionable insights and improve yields and
efficiency for farmers. Herbicide savings are delivered through
sophisticated sensoring, automated sensitivity thresholds, access
to Bosch BASF Smart Farming’s pest identification technology, and
the use of Fendt Rogator’s robust application platform. AGCO will
offer the system in the Americas and Europe starting in 2024.
Farmers will also be able to benefit from customized agronomic
recommendations and reliable documentation within the same
solution. The system will offer an end-to-end user experience
through AGCO on-board and off-board controls and Bosch BASF Smart
Farming’s integrated digital platform from xarvio® Digital Farming
Solutions, with insights into the data gathered during the
application.
Supported crops currently include corn, soy, cotton, canola,
sunflower, and sugarbeet, with capabilities for more crops such as
small grains being added over time.
“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,” said Seth
Crawford, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Precision Ag
& Digital, AGCO. “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.”
“What makes our system unique is the combination of superior
precision, digital tools and the agronomic expertise. 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,” said Matt Leininger, Managing Director North
America, Bosch BASF Smart Farming.
About AGCO
AGCO (NYSE:AGCO) is a global leader in the design, manufacture
and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag
technology. AGCO delivers customer value through its differentiated
brand portfolio including core brands like Fendt®, GSI®, Massey
Ferguson®, Precision Planting® and Valtra®. Powered by Fuse® smart
farming solutions, AGCO’s full line of equipment and services help
farmers sustainably feed our world. Founded in 1990 and
headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, USA, AGCO had net sales of
approximately $12.7 billion in 2022. For more information, visit
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About Bosch BASF Smart Farming
Bosch BASF Smart Farming – a joint venture of Bosch and BASF –
was established in 2021 to combine the best of two worlds: with the
agronomic know-how from BASF and hardware expertise from Bosch, we
create the farming of tomorrow, today. Combining precision
technology, digital tools, and agronomic intelligence, we offer
smart farming solutions that really work to make agriculture more
productive, profitable, and sustainable. More information at:
www.smartfarming.ag
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