Agtrinsic Expands Pathogen Detection Network Ahead of 2024 Season
Agtrinsic, in partnership with Scanit Technologies and Growmark, will be expanding their pathogen detection network to cover all of Illinois and Iowa for the 2024 growing season.
“Scanit is excited to partner with Agtrinsic and GROWMARK in deploying pathogen detection and monitoring at such a tremendous scale,” said Pete Manautou, founder & CEO at Scanit Technologies. “Disease monitoring at this magnitude represents a transformative shift in how agronomists and farmers are able to prevent and mitigate disease before is too late - leading to healthier crops, increased yields and improving the bottom line.”
Agtrinsic deployed a two-hundred-sensor, real-time pathogen detection network using Scanit Technologies’ SporeCams during the 2o23 growing season, which covered most of the bottom two-thirds of Illinois. Based on the data collected, they decided to expand in 2024 and create a contiguous disease monitoring network from border to border in Illinois and Iowa and in parts of Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana and Wisconsin.
“Our early testing proved that the technology and data are reliable and can effectively be deployed at a larger scale, and by larger scale, we’re talking an area roughly equivalent to the size of the United Kingdom, Ireland and Portugal combined,” said Scott Plato, Agtrinsic product manager.
The priority of the partnership is to offer a new approach to utilizing data through data connectivity, analytics, and AI-based tools that bring the bigger picture of management decisions into focus.
“Airborne pathogens like tar spot and white mold in soybeans continue to cost the industry billions every year but the management strategies have evolved very little over time,” said Brendan Bachman, Growmark director of FS agronomy. “It’s imperative that we consider every variable in the equation to find new solutions that allow for better management and higher ROI on the farm.”
During 2024, access to the Illinois and Iowa pathogen detection network and disease model will be available through Agtrinsic or FS member cooperative.
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