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Precision Farming

Bluefire Agrofin’s precision farming services are tailored to assist farmers in making informed decisions for their operations. Integrating precision farming into daily business practices can bring substantial value and help farmers
make data-driven decisions supported by expert agronomist knowledge. Despite the advanced technology involved, it doesn’t have to be an overly complex or costly addition to farming practices. Bluefire Agrofin prioritises collaboration to ensure farmers achieve optimal margins in each field. Explore their precision farming options for more information or contact a local agronomist or precision specialist. Sustainability in agriculture has become increasingly important due to rising production costs, fluctuating product prices, and food security demands. To address these challenges, farming enterprises must cut costs, increase production, and optimize efficiency. Achieving these goals requires precise and detailed information.

Our precision farming services furnish farm managers with granular insights. These insights help them make more informed decisions and optimize productivity, including:
● Soil chemical mapping – variable rate application of lime/gypsum
● Leaf sampling
● Crop inspections
● Yield data interpretation
● Analysis of macro and trace elements
● Water analysis
● Satellite imagery/NDVI
● Soil potential (different crops) for variability management in fields
● Tillage methods (depth and type)
● Fertilizer recommendations (variable rate application)
● Project development (irrigation, orchards and feasibility studies)
● Drainage evaluation
● Effective root depth and water capacity
● Zone management for VRT fertilizing (classification, chemical soil sampling and yield data interpretation)

Benefits

As technology advances, methods of accessing the vast amounts of generated data are also improving. Precision farming can be affordable and manageable. Bluefire’s goal is to provide informed decision-making and maximize benefits from chosen services, regardless of the desired level of involvement. Our Precision department is committed to offering tools that help businesses progress and reduce costs while maintaining or enhancing crop yields. The initial
challenge for most growers is getting started. Reflecting on the desired outcomes of precision farming can help determine the starting point. To simplify the process, the chart below offers an overview of key considerations. Bluefire Agrofin offers the following digital farming solutions to farmers: Crop Solutions, Crop Advisors, Controllers, Monitoring and How To’sAs technology advances, methods of accessing the vast amounts of generated data are also improving. Precision farming can be affordable and manageable. Bluefire’s goal is to provide informed decision-making and maximize benefits from chosen services, regardless of the desired level of involvement. Our Precision department is committed to offering tools that help businesses progress and reduce costs while maintaining or enhancing crop yields. The initial challenge for most growers is getting started. Reflecting on the desired outcomes of precision farming can help determine the starting point. To simplify the process, the chart below offers an overview of key considerations.

Bluefire Agrofin offers the following digital farming solutions to farmers: Crop Solutions, Crop Advisors, Controllers, Monitoring and How To’s

Precision Irrigation

Bluefire Agrofin (BAF) provides cutting-edge commercial irrigation solutions. Its platform enables efficient watering in previously impractical or impossible areas. BAF seeks to achieve optimal soil conditions through intelligent water
supply management to the desired zone. Precision irrigation is a unique sustainable agricultural approach that allows the application of water and nutrients to the plant at the right time and place and in small measured doses in order to provide it with optimal growing conditions.

Our Precision Irrigation solutions include:
● Precision Fertigation
● Water Use Efficiency
● Drip Irrigation
● Precision Irrigation Academy Precision Irrigation Product Offering
● Drippers and Driplines
● Sprinklers
● Filters
● Valves
● Flexible and PE Pipes
● Connectors & Accessories
● Water Meters
● Digital farming

Benefits Of Precision Irrigation

Precise water distribution is both the key technique and goal of precision irrigation, which makes the technology a fundamental precision agriculture constituent. Switching to this method, agriculturalists can enjoy the following agronomic and economic benefits:
● easy installation of precision irrigation systems and the possibility of automated control;
● more effective weed management because the soil is watered only around the plant, and unwanted vegetation doesn’t get enough moisture;
● optimal support of plant water needs with direct delivery to the plant;
● simplified farm management with precision irrigation software;
● reduced agricultural water use and its accurate distribution;
● versatile deployment options for mobile sprinklers and drip lines;
● better field productivity and increased yields.

Precision Irrigation Methods

Each method suggests watering the soil to support plant growth but it is implemented differently in every case. The basic method options are surface, sprinkler, and trickle, or drip moisture supply. Their specific features and benefits are discussed below.

Precision Surface Irrigation

Water flows naturally and spreads on the field in compliance with the law of gravity. It does not employ any advanced agriculture technologies but requires huge water volumes, so it is justified when soil infiltration is low. This precision irrigation method is suitable for clay soils but will be difficult to implement in sandy ones. The surface method is performed in the following ways:
● The basin technique limits the area with bunds and floods it. The water stays there for a long time. This is typical for growing rice and can be also used for wheat. The method is applied on flat lands with additional levelling if needed.
● The furrow technique involves building furrows – long trenches filled with water. Furrows are located higher than the crop rows, and the water runs down naturally because of gravity or through siphon tubes or gates.
● The border technique supplies water in-between strips of land. Like the previous type, it also utilizes siphons or gates.

Precision Sprinkler Irrigation

Sprinklers are either temporary or permanent irrigation tools that spray water through machinery or manually operated devices. They move forward or rotate, and the pressure and size of the water droplets depend on the guns and nozzles used.

This precision irrigation method is not suitable for all crops because large droplets and high pressure can damage them. It can destroy flowers in blooming plants and prevent pollination. Additionally, insoluble particles can clog the system and render the equipment inoperable. Wind also significantly affects moisture distribution.

Precision Trickle (Drip) Watering System

In precision drip irrigation, moisture is provided to crops through narrow pipes arranged in lines, earning it the alternative names “drip tape” or “drip line watering.” The system delivers water droplets directly to the crops at low
pressure, minimizing water waste and discouraging weed growth in the vicinity. This not only prevents competition from weeds that can starve plants of nutrients but also significantly reduces the amount of water required for irrigation, making it a highly efficient and sustainable solution. However, drip tapes are sensitive to machinery and easily damaged or blocked with insoluble particles. On the contrary, soluble substances allow combining water supply with fertilizing.

Precision Irrigation Technology For Wise Decision-Making

Water supply is a crucial factor for plant development, alongside sunlight, available nutrients, and suitable soil temperature. Fields in areas with frequent rains get sufficient rainfall. In other places, additional watering is the main way to provide crop growth and maximize yields. Precision irrigation is the optimal and cost-effective method to deliver required water to plants, and satellite technologies considerably facilitate the decision-making process.

Yield Monitoring

Soon to be introduced, Bluefire Agrofin yield monitoring or mapping utilizes georeferenced data accumulated via
farming equipment like drones, tractors, or harvesters. This collected data ordinarily encompasses details like grain
yield, moisture levels, and soil qualities.

Land Preparation & Precision Harvesting

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