Attention: Voting for the Product of the Year is now closed. The winner will be announced at an upcoming winter trade show. Thank you.
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See & Spray Premium for Hagie STS Sprayers
John Deere
See & Spray Premium for Hagie STS sprayers is an AI-powered weed-sensing system that activates individual spray nozzles when target weeds are “seen” by boom-mounted cameras. It uses a system of boom-mounted cameras to scan over 2,100 square feet of crop per second as the sprayer is in motion. On-board processors then determine whether an individual plant is crop or weed. Those processors send commands to individual ExactApply nozzles, which deliver a precise dose of herbicide only where the weed is recognized.
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ZG-TS Spreaders
Amazone USA
ZG-TS Spreaders can be trail or truck mounted and feature a hopper capacity of 10 tons. With 128-part width sections control, users can tailor those units for any field or contour. Equipped with online weigh cells, ZG-TS Spreaders can prevent overfilling or underfilling and auto-adjust for deviation in product flow characteristics and slopes in the field. The units also use sensors to auto-compensate for wind speed direction and gusts. The spreaders also comes with the ArgusTwin System, which utilizes 14 radar sensors to adjust application automatically as product density changes throughout the day.
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SS400+ Spinner Spreader
Salford Group
The SS400+ chassis-mounted Spinner Spreader can apply fertilizer up to 120 feet and lime up to 70 feet. The unit features 12-section swath control that is easy to operate and has few moving parts. Users can cover more ground with fewer refills from the high-capacity hopper. The floater model holds 420 cubic feet of fertilizer or 320 cubic feet of lime in a single bin configuration or 377 cubic feet of fertilizer using a dual bin configuration. ISO compatible, the SS400+ features 304 stainless steel bin screens and is chassis compatible with John Deere 800R, Case IH Titan, and RBR Enterprise Vector units.
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ET Electric Tender Series
Doyle Equipment Manufacturing
The Doyle 24-FT Side Unload ET Tender contains a Nickel Manganese Cobalt battery, also called a Lithium-Ion. This is regulated by an internal Battery Management System, which controls discharge/charge rates, monitors temperature, and protects the battery. According to the company, battery capacity is approximately eight full loads based on 10 batteries with no charging during the day. This capacity can be expanded with the On-Board Charging option. The unit contains a wall charger that will charge three kilowatts per hour at 240VAC or one kilowatt per hour at 120VAC. ET Tenders also features an Auto mode of operation. The system will start in a slow idle speed. When the bin gates are opened, the system will sense the material and ramp up to normal operating speeds. Should the system detect an unusual load (such as wet material), the belly auger will throttle down to allow the load to clear the incline and then resume normal operating speeds.
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NL720 Spreader
New Leader
The NL720 chassis-mounted spinner spreader features a 120-foot spread width to provide a 33% increase in productivity over previous models. The unit is designed with tool-free components, a positive-drive straight belt, a fixed feed gate, an operator inspection platform, and simplified spread-pattern testing. The NL720’s integrated control module offers pushbutton spread width changes, allowing the operator to swap between the full 120-foot swath width and a 70- to 90-foot option for windier conditions or when spreading challenging fertilizer products.
For several years now, one of the annual events here at CropLife IRON magazine has been gathering up nominations for the Product of the Year competition. And the fight for top honors among 2024 product finalists looks to be as competitive as ever!
Since the beginning of summer, several manufacturers have launched new product innovations. From these, CropLifeIRON’s readers have chosen these five items to compete for the honor of Product of the Year.
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After reading over the qualifications of these five products in the slideshow above, now it’s up to you to decide which deserves the title (and trophy) of CropLife IRON Product of the Year. Once identified, the Product of the Year trophy will be presented to the winning company at one of this winter’s trade shows.
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