OmniSeed™ Air Seeder Control System has been honored with an AE50 Award for innovations that improve agriculture production in the January/February 2012 issue of ASABE's Resource magazine.
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) AE50 Awards highlight the year’s most innovative product-engineering designs in the areas of agricultural, food, and biological systems. An expert panel of engineers selects approximately 50 products for recognition and rank those selected in highest in innovation, significant engineering advancement, and impact on the market served. The AE50 guidelines require submitted products to embody the application of new technology or the innovative application of an older technology, and must be new to the whole industry, not just to an individual company.
The Raven OmniSeed™ Series of air seeder controls provides an integrated platform for air cart monitoring, remote tank meter calibration, granular product control, liquid/ NH3 product control, section overlap control, run blockage, real-time down pressure monitoring, and variable-rate control of up to five products. OmniSeed™ utilizes the Viper Pro field computer and is highly configurable to best fit budget and feature requirements. OmniSeed™ is a comprehensive system in that it not only provides the electronics but also the mechanics to control and monitor liquid and granular inputs. In addition to advanced seeder controls, the OmniSeed™ system is easily expanded to include Raven RTK-level guidance, high-speed internet access, wireless data transfer, and remote field computer support through the Slingshot family of products.
Download ASABE's Resource Magazine January/February 2012 Engineering and Technology for a Sustainable World to read about all AE50 winners.