SureHarvest Farming Management Information System

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Innovations in Orchard Irrigation Efficiency
Dr. Dan Sonke, SureHarvest
Dec. 16, 2009
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Farming Management Information System

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SureHarvest
Farming Management Information System
(Farming MIS)
What gets measured, gets managed.

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Everything is in one place.

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SureHarvest Farming MIS
Scouting, Sampling,
Food Safety
Labor and
Equipment
Management
Measure to Manage:
Pest and Nutrition
Management
Advanced Planning
Management & Field
Maintenance
To reduce costs, increase efficiencies
and improve quality with tools to
plan, schedule, track, analyze and report
on all farming activities
Soil and Water
Management
Contracts,
Harvest & Quality
Management

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SureHarvest Farming MIS
Soil and Water Management Module
• Irrigation & Fertigation Management
• Tillage & Cultivation
• Cover Cropping & Green Manures

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Why use a farming management information system?
To provide useful analysis
to guide your
critical decisions
about water use.

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1st step: Data Capture
Recording Irrigation Activities on a
Handheld Computer
• Accessible
• Accurate
• Real-time data

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Configured to
1)record irrigation events as
they happen in the field
2) verify work orders.

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Add a record:
Select the location
across entire ranch
or set of blocks or
subdivisions.

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Edit Details:
• Record runtime: auto-calculates
amount of water based on runtime,
irrigation system and plant spacing.
• Select water unit: gal/plant, inches or
total gallons applied.
• Record fertilizer applications and
rates.

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Review/Edit Record:
• Summary of the irrigation activity on one screen.
• Can easily edit for any changes that occurred.

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Synchronize to SureHarvest Farming MIS
database in multiple ways:
• directly to the desktop station
using cable or cradle
• wireless
• using a Smartphone in the field.

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Import data from
• Weather stations: CIMIS, Ranch Systems
• Irrigation monitoring systems: PureSense
•Any data logger

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The second step: Data Analysis
With all your farming activities recorded in
one place, now you can analyze the effectiveness
of your irrigation program.

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Value:
Access to real-time data
to inform daily decisions
for efficient water use.

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To view an on-line demo:
www.sureharvest.com
Or call 1-831-477-7797