Potato Review

www.potatoreview.com POTATO REVIEW SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 59 Agtech App update aimed at improving team job management AG-DRIVE, an app that helps agricultural contractors and farmers to manage their business, has released an update to support teams of operators who work on the same job at the same time. e app replaces paperwork with digital timesheets, eld mapping, job recording for teams of any size, health and safety checks, and integrations with common accounting software. e new update allows multiple operators to record their work under one job, with the team leader responsible for completing the job details and operators only required to sign into the job on the app to say they are present. Multiple locations for a job can now be speci ed, with instructions for each location provided by Google maps via a pin drop or farm address. Jobs can also be scheduled without allocating an operator and any operator can then start a job from a scheduled list. When jobs are part completed and resumed later, the time recordings are separated with individual dates and times, making it easier to bill longer-term jobs. Operators have the ability to create andmodify products, vehicles, and implements they’re using, as well as map elds directly in the app. Will Dunn, contractor and founder of Ag- drive, says the upgrades to the app have been made in response to user feedback. e Ag-drive app is available on both iPhone and Android smartphones. A desktop version is also available. Enabling solar radiation measurement SENCROP has developed a new sensor which enables growers to bene t from an ultra-local measurement of solar radiation, essential for optimal management of their irrigation strategies. Solarcrop is the rst pyranometer or intelligent irradiance sensor, patented and accessible to all. When combined with other Sencrop stations, it enables growers to manage water stress and water needs of their plots with the Irricrop pack, including three precision weather stations and the Irrigation plan subscription. New app from irrigation specialist RIVULIS, a global provider that creates drip irrigation solutions speci c to potato growers’ needs, has launched a new app, ReelView, to allow growers to analyze the development of their crops throughout the season and up to three years of historic eld data. It also provides local weather data speci c to their elds. ReelView uses satellite imagery and advanced algorithms to enable growers to detect irrigation, fertiliser, disease, and other issues, before they can be seen with the naked eye by looking out for changes in vegetation and plant wetness. ese are represented by colour-coded elds maps. ReelView is powered by Manna, Rivulis’ Irrigation Intelligence service. Rivulis works with more than 3,300 partners worldwide.