Saving seeds is a great way to optimize costs in the crop field. Stara develops technologies for its planters and seeders to prevent the waste of seeds, sowing overlap, and plant competition.
One of them is the Row-by-Row Shut-off System that automatically shuts down the planting row units at the exact time the Topper 5500 controller detects the area that has already been planted and the boundaries have been done. The system delivers an average seed savings of 5.03% to eliminate plant competition and increase productivity.
Another latest Stara technology is the Zero Crop Damage, which automatically shuts off the row units where the sprayers and spreaders will further pass over. As a result, there are savings of up to 4% in seeds.
So that the farmer can measure this economy in their crop field, Stara provides one more feature to make the farmer’s life easier – the Stara Planting app. The app enables the farmer to calculate the savings and yield using the Row-by-Row Shut-Off System and simulate the investment viability the Zero Crop Damage can provide you with.
The farmer only needs some information, such as the sowing area (ha), sowing density (seed/m), cost/kg of seeds (R$), and spacing between row units (m). This data allows the farmer to simulate the full economy of seeds and yield using the Row-by-Row Shut-Off System. In addition, to make a comparison between the two crops, such as soybeans and corn.
Once you have the information about the area (ha), area boundary (%), application width (m), path width (m), seed price (R$/kg), and amount (kg/ha), you can simulate the total economy the Zero Crop Damage provides for soybeans, corn, and bean sowing. Check the example below:
Additionally, the farmer can calculate the coefficient of variation (%) of the operation. That is, evaluate the planting quality of each field. Furthermore, guidelines of the variable rate application of seeds are available, based on the Aquarius Project.
Simulate it now! Download the Stara Planting app: Android IOS
