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INTELLIGENT SPRAY CONTROL SYSTEM™
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ASABE 2020 AE50
Innovation Winner
Advanced and affordable agricultural and horticultural spray systems that optimize spray applications.
Developed by USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Application Technology Research Unit (ATRU) with competitive funds from USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture through the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (Washington, D.C.), the Intelligent Spray System has ten years of research and field-testing that shows it increases precision and accuracy, while reducing pesticide use when chemicals are applied. Studies at USDA ARS ATRU, The Ohio State University, Oregon State University and the University of Tennessee show a reduction in pesticide use by 47-73 percent with comparable insect control efficiency and equal or better disease control.
Intelligent Spray System
Reduces Chemical Use.
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47-73% reduction of spray consumption
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40-87% reduction in spray loss beyond tree canopies
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Up to 87% less airborne drift
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68-93% reduction in spray loss on the ground
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Equal or better crop protection
The Intelligent Spray System
...detects unique crop architecture and makes management decisions based on height, width, spacing, and density of each plant or tree. Available as a kit, it can be added to almost any existing airblast sprayer. Our intelligent sprayers empower growers with consistent application and in most cases, considerable pesticide savings.
The Intelligent Spray System In Action
PAYBACK
Apples: Apple orchards spending $578 per acre on chemicals and fertilizer with 100+ acres will see a 1-year payback
Almonds: Almond orchards spending $606 per acre on fertility and pest & disease control with 50+ acres will see a 2-year payback
Avocados: Avocado farms spending $1,626 an acre on fertility and pest control with 40+ acres will see a 3-year payback
Cherries: Cherry orchards spending $375 an acre on foliar fertilizer, disease control, insecticides, and growth regulators with 75 acres will see a 2-year payback
Oranges: Orange orchards spending $280 per acre on foliar sprays with 100+ acres will see a 2-year payback.
Nurseries: Nurseries spending $567 per acre on pesticides with 100+ acres will see a 1-year payback
Vineyards: Vineyards spending $540 per acre on fungicides and insecticides with 50 acres will see a 2-year payback
PURCHASE OPTIONS
Award-Winning Technology Changing The Future
Intelligent Spray technology has received recognition from The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)
Intelligent Spray System won the 2018 Innovator of the Year award from Ohio State University, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES)
Optimized spray applications are just the beginning.
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“We have saved at least 40 to 60 percent, depending on the time of the year, of our chemical costs. The pest control has been just as good, if not better. The air assist on that sprayer really delivers the chemical right where you want it. It’s amazing, the technology.”
Jesse Nelson, Hans Nelson Nursery
