.png)
November 8, 2024 - xFarm Technologies, the tech company that helps the agri-food sector go digital and supports the work of 450,000 farms belonging to more than 100 supply chains on more than 7 million hectares worldwide, is once again taking part in EIMA, he International Agricultural and Gardening Machinery Exhibition (Bologna, 6-10 November 2024) where it is presenting the new Sensorless Irrigation, the Regenerative Agriculture Module,the Parametric Insurances, the Connect Module and the renewed Machinery Module. xFarm Technologies can be found in Hall 37, Stand B19.
The first new feature is Sensorless Irrigation, a new option in the Decision Support System (DSS) Irrigation Module, which helps farmers use water - an increasingly scarce and precious resource - efficiently. Once plots and their crops have been defined, this new feature allows users to assess leaf water content (NDWI) via satellite without the need to install sensors. Alternatively, it allows users to assess it by combining satellite readings with data collected from sensors in the field. Using this data, the DSS calculates the water balance and provides irrigation advice, indicating exactly when to irrigate and how many mm of water to apply to each crop.
Regenerative is a new section of the Sustainability Module, which will continue to be updated as other sub-modules are implemented. This section is designed for farmers whose businesses are part of a supply chain. It consists of different pathways that can be configured to access the benefits of regenerative agriculture, an approach based on the choice of specific agricultural and agronomic practices aimed at improving soil health. The section includes a monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) system that allows trends in CO2-equivalent emissions and sequestration to be tracked over the years, so that the supply chain can verify that the practices are actually being adopted, either manually or by satellite.
EIMA visitors can also discover the evolution of the Connections section: xFarm Connect. The module allows users to easily manage all their integrations by connecting machinery, external farm management software, documentation services and much more with just a few clicks. This is done from a page where users can see all the active connections on their account and the available connections that can be activated. In addition, from the detail page of an individual connection, users can view information such as the modules involved in the connection and how they are connected, and independently manage data exchange and synchronisation modes where possible. In this way, all data is automatically synchronised across platforms, eliminating the need to manually enter information into multiple systems. xFarm Connect centralises all critical information in a single solution, simplifying management and improving operational efficiency.
xFarm Technologies has also revamped the Machinery Module to provide even more accurate and comprehensive machinery and equipment data management. In addition to assigning tasks to machines, automatic logging of vehicle activities and predictive maintenance, the platform offers farmers an interface with a unified view of all major machines, regardless of brand, with the ability to see what is happening on the farm even with large fleets, and optimised telemetry visualisation of all vehicles. This represents added value not only for the machinery industry, but also for the agri-food supply chain, which will be able to meet the traceability requirements essential for monitoring environmental sustainability and implementing regenerative agriculture practices.
New features include the Parametric Insurances, developed thanks to the expertise of Zurich Italia and xFarm, to protect farms from extreme weather events, which are becoming more frequent due to climate change. The Insurance Module will make it possible to activate one or more policies and monitor the parameters that regulate their operation in real time, directly from the xFarm app. Farmers will be able to receive automatic reimbursements during the season or at the end of each phenological phase, without the intervention of an adjuster. This process allows for quick settlement of the reimbursement and gives farmers the resources they need to act quickly in the field to protect their crops. Policies already available include the Zurich Extra-Irrigation Policy, which covers the additional cost of irrigation following lower than expected rainfall, and the Zurich Extra-Treatment Policy, which reimburses the cost of additional treatments in the event of higher than average infection pressure.
Some of the solutions proposed by xFarm Technologies are eligible for funding under the Transition 5.0 plan. More information is available from the team on the stand.
.svg)
