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xFarm was born out of founder Matteo Vanotti‘s need to use a digital service to digitally manage the agricultural company that he runs with his brothers in a simple and efficient manner. The platform that was created proved to be so promising that it pushed him to create xFarm together with Salvatore Ferullo, the Company’s CEO, and Martino Poretti, head of Research and Development. xFarm’s aim is to create a unique platform to help farmers in their work in a simple and visual manner. xFarm believes that technology must help farms, save time and allow them to focus on what is really important: filling the plates of billions of people!
xFarm produces concrete solutions in a unique platform, that is not disorganized and modular, capable of adapting to different scenarios, because it knows well that each farm is different from the other.
xFarm for cereal crops
Cereals perform a very important role in world agriculture; not only they are very well-known, but also they are one of the areas that have been researched and developed the most. The constant increase in yields and market globalization has led us to a need to engage particularly in increasing crop efficiency and the consequent control of production costs.
The opportunities offered by xFarm for cereal farming are therefore particularly aimed at agrotechnics, mechanization and farm management, suitable both for those seeking high production and for those looking for a high-quality supply chain, for example in ancient grains and native durum wheat.
By using xFarm in your company you will be able to choose between dozens of modules, some of which are particularly suitable for cereal companies:
– Use the Telemetry modules to check your machine fleet, record supplies and work hours, saving on maintenance and filling in automatically field registers
– take advantage of the Finance modules to keep an eye on market prices of the various crops, compare expenses and incomes to allocate production costs
– use Maps to consult vegetation indexes of your plots, taking advantage of digital to identify needs or problems, when you are still able to intervene
– use the Irrigation modules on those crops which require water, such as corn, in order to transform the collected data from xSense stations into irrigation advice, and executing automatic irrigation programs.
xFarm for viticulture
Viticulture is a very important agricultural sector, which focuses on the highest quality of grapes produced rather than on yields, usually limited by specifications.
By using xFarm in your company you will be able to choose between dozens of modules, some of which are particularly suitable for wine producing companies:
– use the Forecasting models to transform the data collected from xSense stations and xNode sensors into useful advice so to find protection against grey mold attacks (Botrytis cinerea), peronospora (Plasmopara viticola) and many other adversities
– use the Irrigation modules to maintain the correct balance between the leaves and fruit, to transform the data collected from xSense stations into advice of irrigation intervals, carrying out automatic irrigation programs
– make use of the Product module to have a decide which phytosanitary product you can use for fighting against adversities, know doses and automatically record treatments
xFarm for industrial crops
Industrial crops, such as tomato, sugarbeet and hemp, have great importance in global farming, since they are raw materials used for the production of indispensable common goods, such as sugar and tomato sauce. The opportunities that digital farming offers to this type of supply chains relates not only to the better management of fields, but also the recording of important information, that can help the relationship between the farmer and the processing industry.
By using xFarm in your company you will be able to choose between dozens of modules, some of which are particularly suitable for companies that produce industrial crops:
– use the Predictive modules of pathologies to transform the data collected from xSense stations and xNode sensors into useful advice to achieve protection against downy mildew attacks (Phytophtora infestans), Cercosporus (Cercospora beticola) and many other adversities
– make use of the Product module to have a decide which phytosanitary product you can use for fighting against adversities, know doses and automatically record treatments
– Use the Telemetry modules to check your machine fleet, record supplies and work hours, saving on maintenance and filling in automatically field registers
xFarm for fruit farming
Specialized crops are particularly interesting for digital farming: after years of focusing on the maximization of quantity, it is today necessary to strive to obtain quality, homogeneous productions with reduced waste.
The opportunities that xFarm offers for fruit farming thus go in the direction of resource optimization, reducing costs, but at the same time increasing the efficiency of operations in the field.
By using xFarm in your company you will be able to choose between dozens of modules, some of which are particularly suitable for fruit companies:
– use the Irrigation module to transform the data collected from xSense stations into useful advice for irrigation intervals, carrying out automatic irrigation programs
– make use of the Product module to have a decide which phytosanitary product you can use for fighting against adversities, know doses and automatically record treatments
– protect your fields with the Insects module [coming soon] that will use appropriate traps to monitor the development of insect generations which are dangerous for your crops
– use the Alerts to receive customized notifications when field intervention is necessary, such as protection and irrigation.
Matteo Vanotti, CEO & CDO