SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED AGRICULTURAL YIELD AND EFFICIENCY USING STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
First Claim
1. A method for applying a grower input to a field, comprising:
- obtaining field characteristic, grower input, and crop performance data for one or more zones of a field;
applying statistical means to the obtained data to identify one or more grower inputs that correlate with crop performance;
identifying a zone of the field that may benefit from adjustment;
prescribing an adjustment to at least one grower input for the identified zone.
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Abstract
A method and system for adjusting inputs to an agriculture field to improve crop performance. Data are gathered for a field divided into zones, which may be sector-shaped or otherwise. These data include field characteristics, grower inputs, and yield. Statistical techniques are applied to (1) identify grower inputs that correlate with crop performance; (2) identify zones that may benefit from adjustments to one or more grower inputs; (3) predict improvements in crop performance that may result from adjusting one or more grower inputs for a particular zone; (4) suggest an adjustment to one or more grower inputs for a particular zone; (5) analyze actual effects of applying adjustments to grower inputs for a particular zone; (6) determine whether a zone may benefit from further tuning one or more grower inputs; and (7) suggesting tuning adjustments to one or more grower inputs for a zone. A method and system for computing “Sure Pressure”, i.e., for computing pump motor speed and consequently water pressure that ensures sufficient pressure for each dropdown in a span in a center-pivot irrigated field, is also disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for applying a grower input to a field, comprising:
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obtaining field characteristic, grower input, and crop performance data for one or more zones of a field; applying statistical means to the obtained data to identify one or more grower inputs that correlate with crop performance; identifying a zone of the field that may benefit from adjustment; prescribing an adjustment to at least one grower input for the identified zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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15. A system for applying a grower input to a field, comprising:
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a field data analytics (“
FDA”
) module configured to;obtain field characteristic, grower input, and crop performance data for one or more zones of a field; apply statistical means to the obtained data to identify one or more grower inputs that correlate with crop performance; identify a zone of the field that may benefit from adjustment; and a prescription calculator module configured to prescribe an adjustment to at least one grower input for the identified zone.
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20. A method for regulating irrigation pressure in a pivot irrigation system comprising:
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computing water pressure to a span based on elevation-change pressure loss; and friction loss; and regulating the water pressure to the span, based on the computed water pressure, such that the span delivers sufficient water pressure to each dropdown in the span.
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