xarvio solutions will be present at Agrishow 2022

Increasing efficiency, saving time, optimizing resources for crop protection and contributing to increasingly sustainable agriculture are some of the benefits that farmers have when using solutions from xarvio Digital Farming Solutions, BASF's global digital agriculture brand. During Agrishow 2022, farmers will be able to discover the full range of solutions for the 2022/2023 harvest.

xarvio offers services within the FIELD MANAGER platform with the aim of delivering efficiency and optimization to farmers. Using a drone, it is possible to create several maps of the crop area, showing everything from the health of the crop to the amount of use of inputs such as herbicides, for example.

Smart maps

It is known that farmers increasingly need data on their properties. Planning every movement in the field is a real necessity. There are many variables that need to be taken into account to obtain the best profitability from each plot and making use of vans (unmanned aerial vehicles or drones) is a path that grows every day. Knowing this need, Intelligent Digital Mapping offers a series of data and information so that the farmer can make the best decision.

Among the maps - based on drone images - available on the platform is biomass, in which it is possible to tell the total amount of vegetation in a given area. In crops such as soybeans, corn and even sugar cane, this means being able to plan and have greater productivity in each field. “We have some service options that use the biomass map as a base. During pre-harvest, for example, it is possible to take a flight and define which areas require desiccation, ensuring homogeneity in the crop. We normally achieve an average saving of 30% on inputs such as desiccant with this tool", celebrates Lucas Marcolin, Commercial Manager at xarvio Digital Farming Solutions.

Another example of a map is that of a growth regulator in cotton cultivation, in which it is possible to establish zones of high and low productive potential for application at a variable rate. “The objective is to have a homogeneous area that delivers uniform production potential, using products efficiently. We also have an average saving of close to 30% when using products in this service", ponders Marcolin.

Xarvio's technical manager, Ricardo Arruda, explains that it is also possible to generate maps to determine the health and quality of crops. “Through them we are able to indicate how the area is developing. There is data from the FAO [United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization] that determines that up to 40% of crop productivity is lost annually to pests and diseases, this is a very high number. With our technology it is possible to perceive, monitor and evaluate the situation so that the best management decision can be made, considerably reducing losses in each area.“

A map of localized application of urea in corn and cotton crops is also available on the FIELD MANAGER platform. “Urea is an important solid fertilizer. In its composition it is possible to find between 20% and 40% nitrogen, one of the main factors responsible for the plant's vigor. In the absence of this component, we find yellowed plants, with a drop in growth and the logical consequence is a decrease in productivity. Using the variable rate fertilization map, we are able to identify which plots do or do not need application,” explains Arruda.

Solutions for sustainable agriculture

“Digital solutions help in making the right decision, at the most appropriate time for each crop. These are services that facilitate and optimize the farmer’s work, being able to increase profitability per plot and further support sustainable practices”, comments Almir Araújo, director of Digital, New Business Models and Commercial Excellence at the Agricultural Solutions Division of BASF in Latin America.

“The results of using xarvio FIELD MANAGER consolidate the farmer’s need for services and solutions that offer increasingly greater efficiency. In the areas mapped for the weed control solution, input optimization was an average of 62% and water savings were 36 thousand liters per thousand hectares in the 2021/22 harvest, this means the average consumption of two months in a house with up to four people”, highlights Lucas Marcolin.

Strong partnership

With the aim of commercializing smart agricultural solutions, in Brazil and around the world, Bosch BASF Smart Farming, a joint venture between BASF Digital Farming and Bosch, will be at Agrishow for the first time.

The new company's new features will be the Smart Spraying solutions and the Intelligent Plant Solution. Smart Spraying aims to perform automated weed management in real time and only where necessary. In pre-emergence, the technology identifies “green over brown” and in post-emergence, “green over green”, regardless of whether it is day or night. By combining Bosch's high-tech camera sensor and software with xarvio's agronomic intelligence, the solution can accurately detect weeds in milliseconds and apply the herbicide only where needed. Its unique configuration provides support to make herbicide use more efficient, with tests showing input optimization of approximately 70%. This number may be higher depending on crop conditions and weed pressure in the plots.