Your system for intelligent crop management.

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1 Your system for intelligent crop management. 1

2 Devoted to progress based on tradition - since Fritzmeier has been synonymous with progress in agriculture since as far back as the beginning of the last century. In 1926, Georg Fritzmeier founded his saddlery in Grosshelfendorf in Upper Bavaria, providing farmers with a full suspension tractor seat and the first tarpaulin cover giving them more comfort during their hard work. The development of the safety bar for tractors in the 60s saved the lives of many farmers revolutionising agriculture once more. The production of tractor cabs was not long in coming. The company has now developed into the world market leader for cabs for construction machinery and industrial vehicles. Progress now advances where everything once began: Fritzmeier Umwelttechnik, founded in 2012, has taken up the cause of creating ideal solutions for man and the environment in the old saddlery building. In this way, high-precision sensor technology with leading edge crop farming know-how are merged into a single system: ISARIA - your system for intelligent crop management. 2

3 Forward-looking economically and ecologically New scientific findings show that only an intelligent sensor-based system is capable of giving the crop exactly what it needs. The ISARIA system has been developed in keeping with these findings, enabling the optimum use of the yield capability of the soil. This means fertilisers or pesticides are used precisely at that place where they are actually needed in the field. Using the example of nitrogen fertilisation, this means even nitrogen balances not just with regard to the whole field, but at every place within the field. Discover an optimum, balanced crop management system and learn how your business and the environment can benefit. The ISARIA system will add precision to your crop farming management, providing for optimum use of the yield potential of your fields, and increasing the quality of your products and economic efficiency at the same time. Usable during day and night Optimal use of yield potentials Highest economic efficiency User-friendly operation Highest measuring accuracy 3

4 Areas of use and principle. The areas of use of the ISARIA are, of course, as varied as crop farming itself. On the basis of the measurement values used by the ISARIA, the system can also be used for the following applications: Site specific nitrogen fertilisation Site specific application of growth regulators Site specific application of fungicides Biomass-dependent application of desiccants Crop monitoring and nitrogen-uptake scanning Basic fertilisation (according to application map) The ISARIA principle Agricultural fields are often characterized by their large heterogeneity. Sites with varying yield potential require an adapted crop farming management. It s precisely here that the ISARIA system comes into play, bringing your business economic as well as ecological benefits. Measuring No calibration required Measuring of the current plant growth High measuring accuracy Highly sensitive measuring technology Up to 2000 measurement values per second Robust LED lighting technology Active measuring system - day and night Free from external influences (course of the day, dew wet, solar radiation, etc.) Calculating Precise mapping of the nutritional status Long years of testing of all crops Needs-based crop management Establishing the optimum application amount No saturation effect in the measuring range Wireless data transfer Individual software in modular form Immediate data evaluation Application Control of application technology via RS232 Precisely dosed, needs-based application Logging and georeferenced recording of the amount of fertilisers or pesticides used Benefits Highest economic efficiency Utilizing yield potential Better and more consistent product quality Avoids lodging Ecologically advantageous ISARIA - intelligent, efficient, sustainable 4

5 Setting us apart from the rest: the ISARIA system. The agronomical approach of the ISARIA-system is unique in the market. As an example it should be referred to the absolute fertilising system following the approach online with map overlay. We will now introduce you how this system is working: Yield potential maps are linked to scientifically established reference values and the highly sensitive measuring data from all areas of the field. Only in this way can an economic and ecological form of crop nutrition be guaranteed. Thus, each sub-plot receives exactly the amount of nutrients to maximise the yield and keep the N balances in equilibrium. Crop farming know-how Sensor measurement Yield capability of the soil N supply of crop Optimum application 5

6 ISARIA in practice. By means of the ISARIA sensor, I can use valuable resources where I need them. Precise placement of nutrients taking into account yield zones reduces over-fertilisation, improves the qualities and protects the groundwater. Carl Christian Koehler, Siestedt Agrar GmbH, Germany With 32 to 84 soil points in an 18 ha field - optimum fertilisation is only possible with the use of the ISARIA. What s unique on the market is the linking of yield potential maps to the scanned data of crops. Moreover, since 2011, on-farm-trials carried out show more consistent protein levels with a significantly optimized N fertiliser balance. Torsten Reim, Reim GbR, Germany Results in research and practice In on-farm-trials and strip trials at independent institutes in Europe lasting several years, an average annual surplus of above 60 per hectare was achieved compared to farm typical fertilisation. With the increasing heterogeneity of soils, profitability even rose up to 150 per hectare and more. The ISARIA system pays off: Example: Farmed area by ISARIA-System: Average annual surplus: Annual surplus (whole area): 200 ha 60 Euro/ha Euro And that s only by using it with N fertilisation! In strip trials various site-specific fertilising systems have been compared for several years. Only the fertilising system which was developed by the TUM and is now implemented in the ISARIA was convincing. The absolute fertilising system which considers the yield potential achieved a clear rise in profits whilst simultaneously the ecological parameters have been optimized (e.g. the nitrogen balance). Dr. Franz-Xaver Maidl, Chair of Ecological Farming and Crop Farming Systems, Technische Universität München 6

7 On my farm I ve tested all the available sensor-based systems extensively. In the process, I found the ISARIA completely convincing, courtesy of its precise measuring accuracy as well as its independence of solar radiation and rain. That s why I now also use it for haulm regulation in my potatoes. I was only able to detect measurably higher yields with the ISARIA, I no longer use anything else. Jacob van den Borne, Van Den Borne Aardappelen, the Netherlands The estate management Graf von der Schulenburg has already been using the ISARIA system for several years. Since then we ve produced additional yields of up to five per cent. In contrast, we ve cut back on fertiliser - an expensive farming input - by three to five per cent. Jan Plümecke, estate mangagement Graf v. d. Schulenburg, Germany Your benefits of using the ISARIA Optimized crop management Quickly and easily ready for use Increased yields Optimum distribution Avoids lodging Increased harvest quality Utilizing yield potential Even nitrogen balances 7

8 Achieving the optimum yield with intelligent sensor technology. Quality Made in Germany. Fritzmeier Umwelttechnik GmbH & Co. KG Dorfstrasse 7 D Grosshelfendorf Tel Fax umwelt@fritzmeier.com 8