GreenSeeker

What is it?

GreenSeeker by Trimble Inc. is a handheld crop sensor that collects objective plant health data (NDVI) to help farmers make targeted nutrient management decisions and create accurate variable rate application maps.

Applying nitrogen and other fertilizers at a flat rate across an entire field ignores the natural variability of crop health and soil fertility. This practice results in over-fertilizing healthy areas, which wastes money and causes environmental runoff, while under-fertilizing weak areas, which stunts yield. Visual scouting is too subjective to guide precise applications. The GreenSeeker addresses this by providing an objective measurement tool. By scanning the crop canopy, this handheld sensor instantly gathers Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) readings, providing concrete data on the plant's current health and vigour.

Why use it?

Using a handheld crop sensor empowers farmers to take their scouting insights to the next level by moving from subjective visual estimates to hard, actionable data. By understanding the specific health of the crop in real-time, managers can make highly efficient fertilizer applications, targeting nutrients exactly where they are needed. This precision directly benefits the farm's bottom line by reducing chemical costs and protects the environment by minimizing nutrient runoff. Ultimately, the data collected by the GreenSeeker serves as the foundation for creating highly accurate variable rate application maps for broader precision farming.

Key Features

• Measure Crop Health (NDVI)
  Collects highly objective, real-time crop health information by measuring the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) of the plant canopy.

• Guide Nutrient Management
  Empowers farmers to make targeted, highly efficient nutrient management decisions based on exact, localized plant vigour data.

• Support Variable Rate Application
  Provides the critical, foundational data necessary to create highly accurate variable rate application maps for precision spraying and spreading.

• Enhance Field Scouting
  Takes manual scouting efforts to the next level by replacing subjective visual assessments with precise, numerical health readings.

• Improve Fertiliser Efficiency
  Ensures that expensive fertilizers are applied only where biologically required, benefiting the farm's bottom line and the surrounding environment.

Who is it for?

This handheld crop sensor is designed for commercial farmers, precision agronomists, and agricultural crop consultants operating worldwide.

Have you used GreenSeeker?

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