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Stand Counts

What are drone-based stand counts?

Stand counts analyze the number of plants or crops on a field or a specific area on the field. Agremo stand counts show two different numbers:

The exact number of plants or crops on your field
How this number is performing compared to the planned number of plants or crops (in percent and in plants).

The planned number is also referred to as the recommended set, and you enter it prior to submitting your request. It refers to the number of plants you have been expecting per acre, hectare or square meter. If you don’t have any numbers on the expected number of plants, a standardized value can be entered, which might, however, affect the accuracy of the report.

Here’s an example of what the Agremo stand count report tells you: You expect to get around 240,000 plants on your potato field and enter this as therecommended set. You submit your stand count analysis, which then reveals that you have a total number of 182,402 potatoes of your field. This means that the difference between the counted number of plants and the planned number of plants is 24% under norm, which is close to 57,598 plants.

If you want to count your plants without entering a recommended set, you might want to request a plant population report instead. Plant population reports will provide you the number of plants without any additional comparisons.

Use stand counts to:

Evaluate plant emergence and germination. Spot areas with potential crop loss in time and decide whether or not to replant
Evaluate seed quality
Analyze the number of plants at the beginning and at the end of the growing season
Evaluate how effective replanting measures were
Know exactly how many plants you will be able to harvest (and sell)
Plan harvest and yield-related processes (logistics, resources).

When is the best time to use drone-based stand counts?

Stand counts come in handy for early and late season management decisions.

Early season: plant emergence, seed quality, planting date evaluation, overall plant performance

Late season: yield and harvest planning, yield estimation

What are the benefits of drone-based stand counts?

There are several benefits that drone-based stand counts have compared to traditional stand counts.

Drone-based stand counts are:

Fast and save time and resources
Able to cover around 500 acres in less than two hours
Accurate – with error rates lower than 2%. And with drones, you are able to analyze every inch of your field
Proactive and allow effective in-season corrective measures.

Example of a stand count report

The following stand count revealed a 9% difference between the planned number of plants and the actual number of plants, which translates to exactly 14,372 plants. Take a look at the stand count example here!

To find out how powerful drone-based stand counts are, read our article on corn stand counts or take a look at our short stand count case study of a farmer who was able to spot 26% lower crop rates by performing an Agremo stand count analysis.

Disclaimer: People and plants are living beings – and living beings act differently from machines and algorithms. This is why Agremo does not claim to offer a complete or entirely error-free analysis of the provided data and cannot be held responsible for any errors, omissions, damages or losses of any kind. Agremo makes significant efforts to keep the underlying workflow as proficient and precise as possible, but there are numerous limiting factors which cannot be foreseen, excluded or modified. Such limiting factors can affect the results of the analyses and include low image quality, complex natural phenomenons, diseases which cannot be captured with today’s technology etc.

What are drone-based plant population reports?

Plant population reports tell you the exact number of plants or crops on your field or on a specific area on your field. They are similar to stand count reports, which calculate the number of plants and crops as well as the percentage and the number of missing plants and crops (compared to the results you expected). But as opposed to stand counts, plant population reports show you the number of plants or crops without comparing it to other values.

Plant population reports are ideal for counting perennial plantations, orchards or similar field types. As with all Agremo reports, plant population reports can be used with all plants and crops, as long as they are at least 10 cm/4 in above ground. Another important point is to enter the so called recommended set when submitting your analysis, which refers to the number of plants you have been expecting per acre, hectare or square meter. If you don’t have any numbers on the expected number of plants, a standardized value can be entered, which might, however, affect the accuracy of the report.

Just like stand counts, plant population reports can be used to:

Evaluate plant emergence and crop population responses
Evaluate seed quality
Spot areas with potential crop loss in time to allow later replanting
Evaluate how effective replanting measures were
Know exactly how many plants you will be able to harvest (and sell)
Plan harvest and yield-related processes (logistics, resources).

When is the best time to use drone-based plant population reports?

Stand counts come in handy for early-season and late-season management decisions.

Early season: plant emergence, seed quality, planting date evaluation, overall plant performance.

Late season: yield and harvest planning, yield estimation.

What are the benefits of drone-based plant population reports?

There are several benefits that drone-based plant population reports have compared to traditional stand counts.

Drone-based plant population reports are:

Fast and save time and resources
Able to cover around 500 acres in less than two hours
Accurate – with error rates lower than 2%. And with drones, you are able to analyze every inch of your field
Proactive and allow effective in-season corrective measures.

Example

In the following example, the user selected a specific area and requested to count the plants in this particular area. Take a look at the report here!

What are drone-based pest analyses?

Do you have a problem with pest infestations caused by insects, mice, snails or other organisms? Agremo pest analyses can help. Send us your 2D map, request a pest analysis and tell us about the kind of problem you have, just like you would do when you go see a doctor. We then send you the exact location of all problem areas, which allows you to take yield-saving corrective measures.

The reason why Agremo pest analyses are so effective?

One of the reasons drone data is a very effective way to spot pest is that the entire surface is analyzed, which includes the ground as well as the plants and crops. And to make sure you obtain relevant and actionable data, our pest analyses are conducted in close cooperation with professional agronomists.

To get conclusive results, it’s important to upload only high-resolution images.

Agremo pest analyses can be used to:

Identify the precise location and area size of pest infestations
Optimize pest control measures
Spot pest infestations before they affect your current yield goal.

When is the best time to use drone-based pest analyses?

Pest analyses are performed during mid-season and late-season tasks as part of the regular plant and crop monitoring cycle in order to make sure your plants and crops are healthy during the entire growth cycle.

What are the benefits of drone-based pest analyses?

There are several benefits that drone-based pest analyses have compared to traditional measures.

Drone-based pest analyses are:

Fast and save time and resources
Able to cover around 500 acres in less than two hours
Accurate – with error rates lower than 2%. And with drones, you are able to analyze every inch of your field
Proactive and allow effective in-season corrective measures.

Example

The following pest analysis was performed on a strawberry field and revealed the exact location of pest-infested areas. Take a look at it here.

Disclaimer

Disclaimer: People and plants are living beings – and living beings act differently from machines and algorithms. This is why Agremo does not claim to offer a complete or entirely error-free analysis of the provided data and cannot be held responsible for any errors, omissions, damages or losses of any kind. Agremo makes significant efforts to keep the underlying workflow as proficient and precise as possible, but there are numerous limiting factors which cannot be foreseen, excluded or modified. Such limiting factors can affect the results of the analyses and include low image quality, complex natural phenomenon's, diseases which cannot be captured with today’s technology etc.

What are drone-based plant disease analyses?

Agremo plant disease analyses identify the percentage and the exact location of plant diseases caused by viruses, fungi or bacteria.

Agremo closely examines your plants and crops by analyzing various visual reactions, such as changes in colors or the percentage of missing leaves. It’s important to us that your analysis provides you with accurate and actionable insights on your plant’s health, which is why we conduct plant disease analyses in close cooperation with professional agronomists.

To get conclusive results, it’s important to upload only high-resolution images.

Agremo plant disease analyses can be used to:

Identify the precise location and size of problem areas
Optimize treatments and preventive measures (fungicide, insecticide etc.)
Spot diseases before they affect your current yield goal.

When is the best time to use drone-based plant disease analyses?

Plant disease analyses are performed during mid-season and late-season tasks as part of the regular plant and crop monitoring cycle in order to make sure your plants and crops are healthy during the entire growth cycle.

What are the benefits of drone-based plant disease analyses?

There are several benefits that drone-based plant disease analyses have compared to traditional measures.

Drone-based plant disease analyses are:

Fast and save time and resources
Able to cover around 500 acres in less than two hours
Accurate – with error rates lower than 2%. And with drones, you are able to analyze every inch of your field
Proactive and allow effective in-season corrective measures.

Example

The following plant disease analysis was performed on a corn field and revealed that 34% of the field showed signs of stress disease. The result map on the second page shows their exact location.

Take a look at the plant disease example report!

Disclaimer: People and plants are living beings – and living beings act differently from machines and algorithms. This is why Agremo does not claim to offer a complete or entirely error-free analysis of the provided data and cannot be held responsible for any errors, omissions, damages or losses of any kind. Agremo makes significant efforts to keep the underlying workflow as proficient and precise as possible, but there are numerous limiting factors which cannot be foreseen, excluded or modified. Such limiting factors can affect the results of the analyses and include low image quality, complex natural phenomenon, diseases which cannot be captured with today’s technology etc.

What are drone-based water stress analyses?

Agremo water stress analyses identify the percentage and the exact location of irrigation problems, such as standing water or drought areas.

Drone data is a very effective way to spot water stress, as the entire surface is analyzed, which includes standing water areas as well water deficiencies of plants and crops. And to make sure you obtain relevant and actionable data, our water stress analyses are conducted in cooperation with professional agronomists.

To get conclusive results, it’s important to upload only high-resolution images.

Agremo water stress analyses can be used to:

Spot irrigation problems before they affect your plant’s performance
Identify the precise location of problem areas
Adjust your irrigation system based on the actual needs of your plants and crops.

When is the best time to use drone-based Water Stress analyses?

Water stress analyses can be performed throughout the season as part of the regular plant and crop monitoring cycle. Regular water stress analyses let you see whether your watering system is providing your plants and crops with a sufficient amount of water.

What are the benefits of drone-based Water Stress analyses?

There are several benefits that drone-based Water Stress analyses have compared to traditional measures.

Drone-based Water Stress analyses are:

Fast and save time and resources
Able to cover around 500 acres in less than two hours
Accurate – with error rates lower than 2%. And with drones, you are able to analyze every inch of your field
Proactive and allow effective in-season corrective measures.

Example

The following water stress analysis for example revealed that 29% of the field were potential stress areas, and almost 13% were areas with significant water stress. The result map on the following page shows the exact locations of all stress areas. Take a look at our water stress report example!

Disclaimer: People and plants are living beings – and living beings act differently from machines and algorithms. This is why Agremo does not claim to offer a complete or entirely error-free analysis of the provided data and cannot be held responsible for any errors, omissions, damages or losses of any kind. Agremo makes significant efforts to keep the underlying workflow as proficient and precise as possible, but there are numerous limiting factors which cannot be foreseen, excluded or modified. Such limiting factors can affect the results of the analyses and include low image quality, complex natural phenomenon, diseases which cannot be captured with today’s technology etc.

What are drone-based flowering estimators?

Agremo flowering estimators tell you the percentage of plants which have reached the flowering stage. Depending on the plant and crop you are analyzing you also obtain data on their current flowering stage.

Seasoned farmers know that flowering levels of plants or crops on the same field can vary. Drone data is a great alternative to traditional measures which offer only estimates of a small part of your field. Drone data gives you accurate numbers on the flowering areas on your field.

To get conclusive results, it’s important to upload only high-resolution images.

Agremo flowering estimators can be used to:

Determine the best time for harvesting and swathing
Optimize pest control measures: certain pesticides and fungicides need to be applied during a specific flowering stage in order to be fully effective
Perform yield estimations and estimate biomass.

When is the best time for a flowering analyses?

Flowering analyses can be performed during mid-season tasks to optimize pest control measures and perform yield estimations, and during late-season tasks if you’d like to determine the optimum time for harvesting and swathing.

What are the benefits of drone-based flowering analyses?

There are several benefits that drone-based flowering analyses have compared to traditional measures.

Drone-based flowering analyses are:

Fast and save time and resources
Able to cover around 500 acres in less than two hours
Accurate – with error rates lower than 2%. And with drones, you are able to analyze every inch of your field
Proactive and allow effective in-season corrective measures.

Example

The following example shows a flowering report which was performed on a canola field. It revealed that less than 18% of the field had actually reached the full flowering stage. More than 80% showed no or little flowering. The result map on the second page shows the location of these flowering levels. Take a look at the flowering report example here or check out our flowering report case study, where our team tested the benefits of drone-based flowering analysis personally and gathered their findings in order to show you who can benefit from them and how.

Disclaimer: People and plants are living beings – and living beings act differently from machines and algorithms. This is why Agremo does not claim to offer a complete or entirely error-free analysis of the provided data and cannot be held responsible for any errors, omissions, damages or losses of any kind. Agremo makes significant efforts to keep the underlying workflow as proficient and precise as possible, but there are numerous limiting factors which cannot be foreseen, excluded or modified. Such limiting factors can affect the results of the analyses and include low image quality, complex natural phenomenon, diseases which cannot be captured with today’s technology etc

What are eagle eye reports?

Eagle eye reports let you create a list view of all points of interest on your field.

Eagle eye reports can be used to:

Point out and mark points of interest on your map such as trees, rocks, irrigation systems etc. with their exact georeferenced location (longitude, latitude)
Calculate the exact distance between specific points on your map, such as roads, plant and row distance, distance between fields etc.
Determine the size of areas on your field, such as ponds, problematic areas, arable areas and many more.

When is the best time to use eagle eye reports?

Eagle eye reports offer you the possibility to visually depict points and areas on your field throughout the year.

What are the benefits of eagle eye reports?

Eagle eye reports help you to:

Obtain a detailed map of all points of interest
Have the exact georeferenced location and size of all points of interest
Determine the size of arable land
Create a visual plan for your entire field.

Disclaimer

Disclaimer: People and plants are living beings – and living beings act differently from machines and algorithms. This is why Agremo does not claim to offer a complete or entirely error-free analysis of the provided data and cannot be held responsible for any errors, omissions, damages or losses of any kind. Agremo makes significant efforts to keep the underlying workflow as proficient and precise as possible, but there are numerous limiting factors which cannot be foreseen, excluded or modified. Such limiting factors can affect the results of the analyses and include low image quality, complex natural phenomenon, diseases which cannot be captured with today’s technology etc.

What are drone-based weed analyses?

Agremo weed analyses identify the percentage and the exact location of weed-infested areas on your field. And to turn your field’s data into relevant and actionable information, weed analyses are always conducted in close collaboration with professional agronomists.

To get conclusive results, it’s important to upload high-resolution images. Having high-quality images allows us to provide you with results that go beyond the mere analyses of differences in color. Additionally, Agremo Weed Analyses provide you with the exact georeferenced positions of the identified weeds.

Weed analyses can be used to:

Spot weed-infested areas in time and before they affect your current yield goal
Optimize weed control measures by applying the right amount of herbicide on the right spots
Identify the precise location of weed-infested areas for more effective treatments.

When is the best time to use drone-based weed analyses?

Weed analyses can be performed throughout the season as part of the regular crop monitoring cycle.

What are the benefits of drone-based weed analyses?

There are several benefits that drone-based weed analyses have compared to traditional measures.

Drone-based weed analyses are:

Fast and save time and resources
Able to cover around 500 acres in less than two hours
Accurate – with error rates lower than 2%. And with drones, you are able to analyze every inch of your field
Proactive and allow effective in-season corrective measures.

Example

The following weed analysis revealed that more than 20% of the field showed signs of weed stress. The result map on the second page shows the exact stress locations. Take a look at our weed analysis example!

Disclaimer

Disclaimer: People and plants are living beings – and living beings act differently from machines and algorithms. This is why Agremo does not claim to offer a complete or entirely error-free analysis of the provided data and cannot be held responsible for any errors, omissions, damages or losses of any kind. Agremo makes significant efforts to keep the underlying workflow as proficient and precise as possible, but there are numerous limiting factors which cannot be foreseen, excluded or modified. Such limiting factors can affect the results of the analyses and include low image quality, complex natural phenomenon, diseases which cannot be captured with today’s technology etc.

Plant Stress Analysis Find out how internal and external parameters affect your crop health during mid to late growth stages.

What are drone-based plant stress reports?

Plant stress reports identify the percentage and the exact location of areas with stress. In this context, “stress” refers to plants that have not emerged into healthy plants, areas without plants, areas with diseases, drought or other yield-limiting factors. Essentially, you get a map with all problem-causing areas of your field. And to put a name on these problem areas, you can perform further Agremo analyses (weed analyses, pest analyses etc.).

Just like other Agremo reports, the results from plant stress reports are shown using three different colors: green areas refer to good results and no stress, yellow areas refer to areas with potential stress, and red areas point to areas with stress.

Plant stress reports can be used to:

Monitor and maintain your overall crop performance ratio to avoid unpleasant surprises at the end of the growing season
Spot areas with potential stress in time to allow timely corrective measures
Evaluate plant emergence, germination rates and crop population responses
Enhance your yield rate and fully utilize your soil’s potential.

When is the best time to use drone-based plant stress reports?

Performing plant stress reports is particularly useful during mid-season and late-season tasks.

Mid-season tasks: spot potential crop loss and stress determine the underlying root cause in time, regular plant monitoring

Late-season tasks: pre-harvest monitoring

What are the benefits of drone-based plant stress reports?

There are several benefits that drone-based plant stress reports have compared to traditional measures.

Drone-based plant stress reports are:

Fast and save time and resources
Able to cover around 500 acres in less than two hours
Accurate – with error rates lower than 2%. And with drones, you are able to analyze every inch of your field
Proactive and allow effective in-season corrective measures.

Example

The following plant stress report revealed that 36% percent of the field showed signs of stress: 31% showed potential stress, and 5% even showed severe stress. The result map on the second page points to the exact location of the stress areas, which allows farmers to adjust measures accordingly and treat problems only where needed. Take a look at the plant stress report example!

Sample Report click here.