Crop management platform, Crop4Sight, has announced the launch of an updated version of their app which aims to make it easier for potato growers and agronomists to access potato crop performance.
Developments in the latest version means that users can collate data throughout the growing season more easily, allowing agronomic and commercial decisions to be made. There is also now a section of the app which allows for the comparison and benchmarking of crop performance against data describing the performance of other crops planted at similar times.
Senior agronomist, Fiona Law-Eadie, said technology that is easy to use whilst out in the field can make a real difference to growers. She added that access to a tool to monitor performance throughout the season allows farmers to mitigate risk: “For example, if emergence is a week earlier than expected but you have a set lifting date, this could mean the crop has a seven to 10 days extra growing period and will likely require changes to crop management plans to maintain the optimum commercial yield of the crop.”
Mrs Law-Eadie also explained that, currently, there are no other platforms which allows growers and agronomists to compare potato crops, despite it being a crucial element for forecasting marketable crop yields: “Benchmarking helps growers determine how ahead of the game they are in the growing season, compared to other potato farmers across the country – helping to assess the options available depending on predicted yield and lifting time.”
For more information or to request a demo of the latest version of Crop4Sight’s platform, head to the website https://crop4sight.com
