Agribusiness

Inputs Pro Inc. wins 1^st Place in the Agribusiness Services category – sponsored by CountryGuide with their app Inputs Pro.

 https://www.agdays.com/innovation/inputspro/

Inputs Pro Inc. won a banner, a 1^st place mat and $500 cash prize money from Manitoba Ag Days as well as a $1000 advertising voucher for CountryGuide sponsored by Glacier Farmmedia.

Picture Left to Right: Melonee Ochitwa (Discovery Farm), Kristen Timmerman (Inputs Pro Inc.)  Brad Crammond (MB AG Days), Colin Regier (Western Producer)

The Winner of the Agribusiness Services Category of the Innovation Showcase was UKKO Agro Inc. with their innovation ForeSite. 

The Agribusiness Services Category is sponsored by: CountryGuide 

UKKO Agro Inc. will receive $1000 cash from Manitoba Ag Days and a $1000 advertising voucher from Glacier FarmMedia. 

ForeSite is a predictive modelling platform that helps agronomist prioritize at scale if when, and where to scout by providing a 10 day heads up on crop growth and need for crop input applications.

Disease

Ukko’s disease forecasting algorithms combine current and forecasted weather conditions, crop details, management practices, crop growth stages, and past applications to forecast risk to crop, and advise on timing and location for fungicide application.

• Potato
• Soybean
• Wheat
• Canola

Upcoming

• Corn
• Lentils
• Tomato

Crop Growth

Ukko predicts the crop growth stage across each of your fields, considering the impact of variety, crop stress, management practice, and varying weather conditions. We also predict the forecasted crop stage for each field 2 weeks out to help plan your operations

• Soybean
• Wheat
• Canola

Upcoming

• Corn
• Lentils

Ukko Product Experience

Hassle-free onboarding

• Start using Ukko’s subscription without installing any weather stations on your field
• Upload field boundaries, or import directly from a John Deere Operations Center account
• Deploy weather stations, creating a local weather network
• Access your dashboard immediately through our mobile app or web browser

Simple user interface

• We aggregate data from in-field devices, farm management software and weather networks in one easy-to-use interface
• Review and share unbiased recommendations
• Easy to understand infographics

Tangible results within weeks

• Up to 7 days heads-up to plan operations
• Reduce risk to crop while optimising cost of crop inputs
• Protect your crop – prevent yield loss

New functionality and capabilities

• Improved interface
• Expanded product portfolio
• Customer centric product development

Proprietary Algorithms

 

The Winner of the Agribusiness Services Category of the Innovation Showcase is AGvisorPRO with their innovation the AGvisorPRO Tech Direct Solution!

The AGvisorPRO Tech Direct Solution enables ag industry service providers to increase customer support and reduce costs – their support team can connect remotely to producers in a live, device agnostic, face-to-face conversation. AGvisorPRO makes remote work possible for farmers and agricultural experts across Canada. Built on a proprietary matching system, AGvisorPRO enables rural communities to take advantage of a much larger pool of expertise. We are the only platform providing critical, client-specific domain knowledge to farmers during the growing seasons. Payments are conveniently handled within the application. By shrinking space and time, farmers connect with agricultural experts in real-time without leaving home. We can put experts on the farm without being on the farm.  AGvisorPRO sets an industry precedent by establishing a new customer service platform that can replace the 1-800 hotline, connecting farmers to industry reps for free.

For more info join us on our website at: AGvisorPRO.com

AGvisorPRO received a finalists banner, $1000 cash prize money from Manitoba Ag Days and $1000 in advertising from Glacier FarmMedia. As a finalist, they are also entered into the grand prize championship for the Judge’s Choice and Farmer’s Choice Grand Prize Awards. 

Sponsored by: CountryGuide and Manitoba Ag Days