The 2019 I-Michigan State University (MSU) Ezolimo I-Innovation Day izokwenzeka ngoJulayi 26 e-MSU Farms eLansing, eMichigan. Ngetimu ethi “Gxila Kubuchwepheshe Obunembayo Okhokhayo,” ochwepheshe bazocacisa ukuthi ukusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obusiza ekwenzeni izinqumo kungathuthukisa kanjani ukukhiqiza, kukhuphule amamajini enzuzo futhi kunciphise imithelela yemvelo.
Lolu suku lwenkundla yezemfundo luzoxoxa ngamathuluzi namasu azosiza abalimi ukwenza izinqumo ezisekelwe kudatha ezingathuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kwepulazi labo futhi zibonise ukuthi idatha eqoqwe ezindaweni ezihlukahlukene zokukhiqiza kwezolimo ihlangana kanjani njengezingxenye ezibalulekile ekusetshenzisweni kobuchwepheshe ngobuhlakani.
“Abalimi banamuhla bagcwele imininingwane nolwazi, okwenza kube nzima ukuthola ukuthi yini okumele bayenze epulazini.” kusho uRon Bates, umqondisi wezolimo kanye nebhizinisi lezolimo weMSU Extension. “Lolu suku lwenkundla lubeka abalimi phambi kongoti abahamba phambili, ucwaningo lwakamuva kanye nemiboniso esebenzayo. Izikhulumi zizodingida amasu angasiza abalimi ukuthi bathuthukise umgomo wabo, bavikele kangcono imvelo futhi babhekane nezidingo eziguqukayo zezimakethe.”
Umcimbi wamahhala, oqala ngo-8:30 ekuseni kuya ku-5 ntambama, uhlanganisa izikhathi eziyisishiyagalolunye ezigxile emkhakheni ogxile ezinsizakalweni ezithile zobuchwepheshe ezizosiza abakhiqizi ekwenzeni imigomo yobuchwepheshe basemapulazini:
I-Smart Ag: Ishonaphi? Le seshini ihlola incazelo ye-“Smart Ag” nokuthi iseshini ngayinye evezwa kanjani phakathi noSuku Lokusungula Ezolimo lwango-2019 imele izingxenye ezibalulekile zokusetshenziswa kobuchwepheshe obukhaliphile kwezolimo zokukhiqiza. Ababambiqhaza bazofunda ukuthi ezolimo ezihlakaniphile zingathuthukisa kanjani umkhiqizo, zithuthukise umgomo wepulazi futhi zisize ekuvikeleni imvelo. Abalimi bazohamba sebenokuqonda kangcono ukuthi yiziphi izingxenye ze-Smart Ag ezilungele ukulima kwabo.
Kunohlelo lwe-Ag lwalokho. Ngezinkulungwane zezinhlelo zokusebenza ezitholakalayo zamadivayisi eselula ezisiza ukuphatha cishe yonke ingxenye yomsebenzi wezolimo, abalimi bafuna ukwazi ukuthi yiziphi ezifanele isikhathi sabo. Abethuli bazokwabelana ngezincomo kuzinhlelo zokusebenza ezimbalwa eziwusizo, zamahhala kanye nezisekelwe enkokhelweni ezitholakala kokubili amadivayisi we-iOS ne-Android, futhi babone ukuboniswa kwesikhathi sangempela sohlelo lokusebenza olusekelwe ensimini.
Isampula Somhlabathi Esinembayo: Yonke Ipulazi Iyayidinga! Le seshini ihlola ubuchwepheshe obufanele kanye nephrothokholi yezinkambu zesampula yomhlabathi ukuze uthole ukulima okunembayo. Ababambiqhaza bazofunda ukuthi amasampula enhlabathi anembile kanye nosizo lwemishini ye-GPS ekuhloleni amazinga okuvunda kwenhlabathi, ukuthi ubukhulu begridi buwathinta kanjani amamephu wokuvunda nokuthi izindawo zokulawula ukuvunda zibasiza kanjani abalimi ukuba balandele izinhlelo zokuvunda zomhlabathi ezivumela ukusetshenziswa kwesilinganiso esinembile somsoco.
Inzwa Ekude Ngama-Drones. Ababambiqhaza bazofunda ukuthi ama-drones aqhathaniseka kanjani nezinye izinketho, okuhlanganisa indiza kanye nezinsizakalo zezithombe ezisekelwe kusathelayithi. Nakuba inkundla engcono kakhulu ekugcineni incike emigomweni, izidingo kanye nesikali, ama-drones anenzuzo yokukwazi ukuqoqa izithombe ezinemininingwane ngesaziso esifushane futhi ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka kwekhava yamafu. Abethuli bazoxoxa ngezindlela ezihlukahlukene zokufinyelela kubuchwepheshe, kusukela ekuzenzeleni wena konke kuye ekukhipheni konke noma ingxenye kubahlinzeki besevisi bendawo nabaku-inthanethi.
Ukulinganiswa Kwezitshalo: Ukubekwa Kwembewu Kuyakhokha. Nakuba intuthuko kubuchwepheshe bomshini wokutshala inikeze abakhiqizi amathuluzi okuthuthukisa ukubekwa kwembewu, ukuphatha kusewukhiye. Lesi sihloko sibheka ukubekwa kwembewu, sidingida isiphetho sembewu engatshalwanga ngendlela efanayo futhi sibonisa izinyathelo abakhiqizi abangazithatha ukuze bathuthukise ukubekelwa phansi, isivuno kanye nesisekelo. Ababambiqhaza bazokwazi ukubona umthelela wokuhlukaniswa kwezitshalo ezitshalweni ezisanda kuvela kulandela ukolweni nezitshalo ezitshalwe entwasahlobo.
Ubuciko Nesayensi Yokubhala Isilinganiso Esishintshayo Semithi Kadokotela. Amasistimu e-Precision GPS kanye nezitshalo zesilinganiso esishintshayo (VRS) zinikeza abalimi ukufinyelela kudatha eyengeziwe kunangaphambili, kodwa ukwazi ukuthi iyiphi idatha edingekayo ukuze kwandiswe inzuzo kungase kudide. Abahlanganyeli bazofunda indlela yokuhlola izendlalelo zedatha ehlukahlukene, bahlole ukuthi yiziphi izendlalelo zedatha okufanele zisetshenziswe ukuze kudalwe imiyalelo. Abethuli bazonikeza imibukiso ebukhoma esikrinini edala izindawo zokuphatha besebenzisa izinkundla ezihlukahlukene ezitholakalayo kwezentengiso futhi kamuva babonise imiphumela njengoba behamba ngezindawo zedemo ezitshalwe ngendlela eguquguqukayo naleyo engaguquki ukuze kuhlolwe ukusabela kwezolimo kumazinga embewu.
I-Yeld Monitor Idatha kanye Nokulinganisa Okufanelekile: Inqubo Yezinyathelo Ezine. Uma idatha yokuqapha isivuno isetshenziselwa ukwenza izinqumo zokuphatha, kubalulekile ukukhomba izindawo ezikhiqiza kakhulu neziphansi zenkambu ngayinye. Ukunquma amazinga esivuno akwenzeki ngaphandle kokulinganisa kahle kwenzwa yokugeleza okukhulu, inzwa yomswakama, isilinganiso sebanga kanye nokulinganisa kokudlidliza kwemonitha yesivuno. Abethuli bazokhombisa ukuthi amamonitha esivuno asebenza kanjani nokuthi asetshenziswa kanjani ukuze kuthuthukiswe amamephu esivuno anembile, ikakhulukazi uma uwasebenzisela ukusetshenziswa kwenani eliguqukayo lezakhi, ukwakhiwa kwezindawo zokuphatha nokunye ukusetshenziswa. Ababambiqhaza bazofunda indlela yokulinganisa imonitha ngamanani okugeleza amane nokuthi ukulinganisa okungalungile kungase kudlule noma kulinganise ngaphansi kwesivuno.
Ukondla Izitshalo Ngokuguquguquka Kwezinga Le-Nitrogen Esekelwe Inzwa. I-variable Rate Nitrogen Application (VRA-N) iyindlela yokuphatha yokusebenzisa inani elilungile le-nitrogen endaweni efanele ngokusekelwe ekuguquguqukeni kwendawo kuyo yonke insimu. I-VRA-N esekelwe kwinzwa yesikhathi sangempela ilungisa izinga lohlelo lokusebenza usohambeni, ngokusekelwe ekukhanyeni okuvela emaqabunga okunqampuna ngesikhathi se-sidedress. Abethuli bazohlola futhi baqhathanise umnotho kanye nempumelelo ye-VRA-N yasepulazini, yesikhathi sangempela nezicelo zesilinganiso esisodwa ngokusekelwe kusampula yenhlabathi yegridi, amandla esivuno sezitshalo, imiphumela ye-pre-sidedress nitrogen test (PSNT), ukufundwa kwe-chlorophyll yasensimini. kanye neminye imikhuba emihle kakhulu. Ababambiqhaza bazothola ithuba lokuxhumana nobuchwepheshe be-VRA, bafunde ngezomnotho nokunemba kwe-VRA-N uma kuqhathaniswa nezicelo zenani elilodwa, futhi bagoduke nezincomo ezisebenzayo zokuqalisa ubuchwepheshe be-VRA-N.
Ukusebenzisa Ithuluzi Le-Michigan EnviroImpact lapho Ufaka Umquba. Umquba ungumthombo omuhle womsoco wezitshalo futhi kubalulekile ukuthi amapulazi agxile ezindleleni zokuphinda asebenzise lesi sisetshenziswa esibalulekile ekukhiqizeni izitshalo. Ngokuhlelwa okungcono kokufakwa kwezakhi zomquba, abalimi bangakwazi ukuvikela imvelo futhi banciphise ukusetshenziswa komanyolo othengiswayo kuyilapho belondoloza imali. Ithuluzi laseMichigan EnviroImpact libonisa ubungozi bokugeleza kwansuku zonke kulo lonke elaseMichigan lisebenzisa idatha Yesevisi Yesimo Sezulu Kazwelonke mayelana nemvula, umswakama wenhlabathi, izinga lokushisa kanye nezici zezwe. Abethuli bazodingida ukuthi ithuluzi lisebenza kanjani nokuthi abalimi bangalusebenzisa kanjani lolu lwazi njengethuluzi lokusekela izinqumo ukuhlela ngempumelelo ukufaka umquba.
I-MSU Agriculture Innovation Day umcimbi waminyaka yonke ogxile emfundweni ejulile ngezihloko ezibalulekile. Lo mcimbi uzungeza ezindaweni ezahlukene esifundazweni ukuze abalimi bathole ithuba lokuthola ongoti abangabasiza bathuthukise amabhizinisi abo bebe begcina imikhuba ehambisana nemvelo emapulazini abo.
I-MSU Agriculture Innovation Day: Gxila ku-Precision Technology Ekhokhayo kwenzeka kusukela ngo-8:30 ekuseni kuya ku-5 ntambama ngoJulayi 26 e-MSU Farms, 3750 N. College Rd., Lansing, MI 48910. ukwenza kungathuthukisa isivuno, kwandise izilinganiso zenzuzo futhi kunciphise imithelela yemvelo emapulazini anamuhla. Umcimbi ugunyazwe amakhredithi Wokusetshenziswa Okukhawulelwe Kwezibulala-zinambuzane (amakhredithi ayi-6) kanye namayunithi emfundo eqhubekayo yoMeluleki Wezitshalo Oqinisekisiwe ekuphathweni kwezinambuzane okudidiyelwe, ukuphathwa kwezitshalo, ukuphathwa kwenhlabathi namanzi kanye nokusimama. Ukuze uthole izincazelo eziningiliziwe zeseshini, vakashela http://www.canr.msu.edu/msu_agriculture_innovation_day/ noma thintana no-Ron Bates kokuthi batesr@msu.edu.
- Mindy Tape, Michigan State University