Precision Agriculture (PPL) program
Since 2007 we have been integrating precision agriculture on our farm. In mid-2009 we heard about the Precision Agriculture Program and we have been participating enthusiastically since the start in 2010.
- What is PPL?
- How does PPL work?
- PPL at Van den Borne?
Wat is PPL?
PPL also contributes to more cost-efficient production and sometimes even product improvement. PPL contributes to the general sustainability objectives, namely the saving of fossil fuels and the reduction of greenhouse gases.
1. Controlled Trafic Farming:
It is working on GPS navigation in the field for applications such as fertilization and crop protection.
2. Fertilization:
The fertilization theme focuses on applying fertilizers at the right place and time. A method is also being developed to apply fertilization based on sensing data.
3. Crop protection:
Within the theme of crop protection, there is, among other things, a work plan aimed at weeding weeds between and in the row. Another plan focuses on a technique for site-specific detection and control of diseases and pests.
The figure below clearly shows the general purpose of the Agricultural Precision Program. The goals of companies and government are intertwined.
Financing
Companies interested in participating in the program should draw up a work plan outlining their ideas in the field of precision farming. Initiators must first invest in the field of precision agriculture themselves. These investments are included in the work plan.
After approval of the work plan, you can submit a development request. Each initiator can save miles (budget of EL&I) this budget is equal to the invested work plan. The budget that the initiator receives is 50% of the invested work plan. You can also submit a transcending development request that you carry out together with other initiators. For this, the parties involved receive 25% of the budget of the development request. In short, what the initiators put into it, that is what the government also puts into it.
Maturity and Tranches
The PPL has a term of 4 years (2010 to 2013) and is divided into 3 tranches, each with a term of approximately 1.5 years. Each tranche is a separate program in which initiators work out their initiatives
Subjects tranche 1:
- Compared to different close sensing sensors mounted on the Damman syringe;
- Close sensing data compared to remote sensing data.
Subjects tranche 2:
- Data Management and CO2 balance:
- Improve / make data management easier to edit;
- Drafting precision agriculture Carbon Footprint for our company;
- Comparing with the usual potato cultivation;
- Publicize the Carbon Footprint results through the website and presentations.
- Variable fertilizing and spraying in one pass;
- Control at cap level overlap and dosage;
- Dosage via data cards and / or sensors;
- Control via ISO11783.
Measure vegetation by plane:
- Create vegetation maps by means of a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle);
- Alternative to Remote and Close Sensing;
- No disturbance from clouds.
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