More Possibilities In One Pass: Prescriptive Delivery System
New products are unlocking even more potential in what can be delivered in the planting pass. Beyond just delivering seed to the field, these crop protection and crop fertility solutions are offering greater efficiencies, additional agronomic products, and strengthening the bond between the farmer and the trusted advisor.
Prescriptive Delivery System
One such example is the SIMPAS application system from AMVAC being distributed via Trimble dealers.
“We’ve had retailers get on board with the system because they are focused on sustainability. We have other retailers who are focused on the consultancy/agronomic side,” says Jim Lappin, Director, SIMPAS-applied Solutions Product Portfolio and Alliances, AMVAC. “It’s all about helping the grower maximize yield and return on investment depending on their objectives and strategies for their business. A grower is always interested in optimizing yield and improving ROI, so it’s about the individual unique solutions that resonate with the grower.”
For 2020, The Scoop’s readers voted and named SIMPAS from AMVAC and Trimble as the readers’ choice winner. Read more about the 2021 New Product of the Year in the February issue of The Scoop.
The momentum of the SIMPAS system is picking up as since its introduction SIMPAS has grown its footprint from Colorado to New York and Louisiana to North Dakota.
Bringing new technologies such as SIMPAS requires engaging ag retailers and offering them opportunity in deploying these systems in the field.
“For our system, retailers are a critical link. They give agronomic advice in the product placement and prescription,” Lappin says. “Our SIMPAS system is another tool in the bag of tricks. SIMPAS is a possible pathway to get more product in a single pass. And we think this is important as usage of crop protection products in prescriptive applications will be the norm in the near future.”
Lappin has seen a double-digit growth in precision technologies in the past several years, about one-third of planters are outfitted for in-furrow fertilizer, and he says prescriptive applications are coming in foliar applications as well.
“Identify the problem and apply the solution where you have the problem. It just makes sense to be more precise,” he says.
In addition to growing its footprint, SIMPAS-applied Solutions (SaS) is adding more products as part of its prescriptive applied inputs with the planter pass.
The new products are iNvigorate, which is a biological aiming to improve nutrient uptake, and Verdesian’s IronClad IDC microSync micronutrient.
iNvigorate was developed by Agrinos, which is now part of American Vanguard Company. The product is marketed as a consortium of microbes applied to the soil to assist with nutrient uptake, improve fertilizer efficiency and optimize root growth. It can be used in corn and soybeans.
AMVAC and Verdesian further expand their partnership to offer products via SaS by adding IronClad IDC micronutrient, which is targeted for use in soybeans grown in areas with high pH and a history of iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC).
The portfolio already includes liquid and granular products:
- AZTEC HC SmartCartridge Insecticide
- COUNTER 20G SmartCartridge Insecticide / Nematicide
- Force 10G HL Smart Cartridge Insecticide
- Verdesian’s MicroSync ZINC micronutrient
All SaS products are applied with the SmartCartridge container technology, and multiple products (which now span insecticides, nematicides, and micronutrients) can be applied simultaneously.
In September, members from the SIMPAS team met with the team at Southern Ag Consulting for a hands-on demonstration and discussion that focused on how the technology fits their business.
