Overview of services provided by ADAS Digital Decision Support

Driving Decision Making for Efficient & Sustainable Agricultural Production

ADAS Digital Decision Support encompasses the way in which we use digital data and digital technology to deliver solutions in crop production, sustainable food and farming, land management and ecology to our clients.

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https://adas.co.uk/services/adas-digital/

By applying digital technology to challenges in the environmental, agricultural and rural sectors, we deliver cost-effective, state-of-the-art solutions in strategic and policy advice, research and development.

Improving the efficiency of data capture and streamlining processes - ADAS provides the hardware, software and expertise for the digital capture of field data via sensors, drones and satellites, enabling measurements and observations to be recorded efficiently and accurately.

Maximising the value of data to give scientific credibility - ADAS provides a range of digital data management options to suit the complexity and nature of the data and the needs of our clients. Our understanding of the data enables us to perform robust analyses and manipulations using statistical software and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

Developing models to provide intelligence - ADAS has been producing environmental data, models and decision support tools for over 30 years. We use models and tools to maximise the value of data to our clients and to improve current or future management decisions.

Producing tools that apply intelligence to real world scenarios - ADAS develop bespoke software tools for operational management, policy implementation and knowledge exchange. Our programmers specialise in developing mapping and reporting tools, standalone desktop decision support systems, web-based mapping and data management applications, and survey software.

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A range of digital technologies promise to transform agriculture, including sensing, robotics, artificial intelligence, wireless networks & IoT, big data, decision support tools, modelling, digital twins and precision farming. 

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Some of the commercially available digital tools & software include: Fieldview - Bayer Granular - Corteva Xarvio - BASF John Deere Operations Centre Omnia Agleader SMS Breedr Fieldmargin Yagro Geopard AgAnalytics Data Baler Agrible Habiterre Combyne MyFarms CropTrak Trinity Agtech - Sandy AgTools Agricircle   Join this page to add and edit  

ADAS Farming Associations

ADAS Farming Association membership provides independent strategic technical support to help you improve farm productivity. We put current research into perspective and offer clear guidance on forthcoming agronomy decisions for our members. We also cover non-agronomy topics such as biofuels, waste regulations etc. Conferences and meetings will cover various topics and can be attended by any member. All of our events and publications will be allocated the appropriate BASIS and NRoSo points.    

ADAS Fungicide Margin Challenge

Crop profitability depends on maximising margins, rather than yield alone. Deciding on the optimum crop protection strategy in the spring requires judgement of the variety, its situation, and how yield affecting diseases can be controlled. ADAS with the support of the AHDB and the wider industry set up the first Fungicide Margin challenge in 2019. Since then a total of 10 trials have been carried out over 3 years, allowing entrants to pit innovative strategies against others, against an ADAS experts' programme and against an untreated crop in replicated plot trials. The aim being to achieve the highest margin over fungicide cost.   

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