xarvio FIELD MANAGER from BASF introduces unique spray timer tool for optimal fungicide use

Date:08-14-2024

Fungicide applications are becoming more common in the United States, as farmers battle growing disease pressure in corn and soybean crops. The use of fungicide is an additional cost for farmers and comes with a complex decision-making process of knowing if, where, and when to apply it. With this challenge in mind, BASF is introducing a unique spray timer tool for efficient fungicide management, available in xarvio^® FIELD MANAGER, that alerts users to when a fungicide treatment is needed for a specific field.

The spray timer tool provides users timely alerts based on the existing disease situation, advanced growth stage and disease prediction modelling, which includes weather and historic field data. If a fungicide treatment is required in a field, spray timer recommends the best application timing to help ensure a farmer’s investment in fungicide is as efficient as possible. Spray alerts from xarvio FIELD MANAGER also provide users with an overview of daily spray weather conditions while connecting to comprehensive product lists to create tank mixes.

Spray timer also provides the user with information on specifically where to apply and allows the user to be notified before yield-reducing stress occurs.

″As agriculture becomes more complex and demanding, BASF is committed to offering innovative tools and solutions to farmers doing the Biggest Job on Earth,″ said Kyle King, US Digital Farming Commercial Lead, BASF Agricultural Solutions. ″With xarvio’s spray timer, user can gain access to prescriptive fungicide timing and field placement alerts, empowering them to confidently improve farmers’ disease control, while optimizing fungicide investment and crop production.″

Using advanced data and analysis methods available in xarvio FIELD MANAGER, spray timer offers the best field-specific timing spray recommendations for the most efficient crop health protection available on the digital farming market. Spray Timer works complementary to xarvio SeedSelect in FIELD MANAGER, providing farmers holistic decision support for seeding and crop protection in corn and soybeans.