CropScanAg and John Deere Operations Centre have formed an API connection that enables files to be uploaded into a cab mounted CropScan 3300H Touch Screen PC
As a result, the CropScan 3300H On Combine Grain Analyser provides real-time information to the operator.
This includes analysis of protein, moisture, oil, starch and fibre data for wheat, barley, canola, corn, soybeans and other grains and oil seeds directly from the combine.
Up to 240 samples are scanned for every tank or bin load as the grains or oil seeds are harvested.
By combining Protein and Yield data from the combine, a set of field data layers are available to help growers manage the quality and quantity of their crops and to develop a picture of variable rate nitrogen fertilisation applications for the next harvest.
There was an additional challenge as the John Deere X9 Series combine is significantly larger than the previous models and has several changes to the clean grain elevator.
CropScanAg began a collaboration with Broden and Chris Holland from Grenville NSW and began the process of designing an installation kit to suit the X9.
The kit includes a special mounting bracket to bridge across the seam that is now part of the X9’s clean grain elevator.
An extra-long fibre optic cable has been designed to connect the CropScan 3300H Sample Head, mounted on the outside of the clean grain elevator and the CropScan 3300H NIR Spectrometer that is mounted inside the combine’s cab.
CropScanAg has established an API connection between the John Deere Operations Centre and the CropScanAg Cloud. The API enables boundary files to be automatically uploaded into the CropScan 3300H Touch Screen PC mounted inside the cab.
Yield from the John Deere Operations Centre will also be uploaded directly into the CropScanAg Cloud within the next few months.
As a result, growers will have one location to capture all the farm field data collected during the harvest.
CropScan 3300H users have free portal access so that they can download their data files.
The CropScanAg N-GAUGE Harvest Manager App and Nutrient Manager Apps will allow growers to view and manage their harvest data directly from their smartphones or tablets.
The N-GAUGE Harvest Manager provides a virtual storage system in the cloud where the quality i.e., protein, moisture and oil data for each tank or bin load are recorded and then tracked as the grains are moved from the combine to grain chaser bin to silo and to the customer.
As well, growers and their agronomists can view all the field maps for protein, moisture, oil, yield and elevation directly on their smart devices.
The N-GAUGE Nutrient Manager is an advanced module that uses proprietary algorithms to compute and display the performance data for each paddock on a smart device.
These performance maps include protein/yield correlation, nitrogen, potassium, phosphorous and sulphur removal, nitrogen use and water use efficiency.
Variable Rate Fertilisation prescriptions can be generated directly from the Nutrient Manager App and then posted to the John Deere Operations Centre for downloading to sprayers, spreaders or seeders.
The CropScan 3300H On Combine Analyser and the CropScanAg N-GAUGE Apps provide John Deere operators with a closed-loop solution for managing grain on and off-farm and improving yield through better nitrogen management.
With the rising cost of fertiliser and combines, the CropScan 3300H offers an ROI of 20 to 30% per annum.
For more information on the CropScan 3300H and CropScanAg N-GAUGE Apps, see more at: www.cropscanag.com or call 02 9771 5444 (AUST) or 1(720)435-1139 (USA and Canada).
