SCADA systems applied to agriculture make it possible to centralize the monitoring and control of operations spread across large stretches of farmland: irrigation systems, wells and pumping stations, storage silos and weather stations, among other assets that are critical to production.

Farming operations increasingly depend on having the right information at the right time: a tank level, a well’s flow rate or soil moisture can determine the outcome of an entire season. Having this information in real time enables better decisions, reduces losses and improves yield per hectare.

Added to this is a challenge specific to the sector: most installations are located in remote rural areas with limited connectivity and difficult access, which calls for robust, low-power telemetry solutions.

Deploying Equinox in agriculture

Equinox centralizes information from wells, pumps, irrigation valves, tanks and silos distributed across one or several farms, all accessible from a single web platform.

Thanks to its compatibility with cellular and long-range radio links, it is possible to telemeter equipment located in areas without fixed communications infrastructure, a common situation in the field.

How could you benefit from the use of Equinox?

Equinox is a mature product deployed on farms and rural cooperatives in multiple countries, allowing you to control irrigation systems, extraction wells, weather stations and storage silos through analog and digital input and output modules, PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers), RTUs (Remote Terminal Units) and protocols such as MODBUS and DNP3.

Many farms still rely on manual rounds to check a tank level, a well’s flow rate or a pump’s status, wasting valuable time and exposing personnel to unnecessary travel.

With Equinox this information is centralized and updated in real time: the person in charge can see the status of every well, valve or silo on the farm from the office, a tablet or a mobile phone, without needing to travel to the site.

In the event of a fault — a stopped pump, a tank about to overflow, a power outage at an irrigation station — the system immediately alerts the person in charge by text message or email, allowing action to be taken before it results in a loss of water, energy or production.

Remote control of valves and pumps also makes it possible to adjust irrigation according to actual soil and weather conditions, without the need to send personnel to the site.

The use of our product brings many advantages, including:

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  Precision irrigation

  Adjust the flow rate and irrigation times for each section of the farm according to soil moisture and weather conditions.
  
  

  Outcome

  Lower water and energy consumption, better yield per hectare.
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  Well and pump monitoring

  Know the flow rate, pressure and status of every well or pumping station in real time.
  
  

  Outcome

  Early fault detection and reduced downtime.
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  Silo and storage control

  Monitor the level, temperature and humidity of grain stored in silos and storage cells.
  
  

  Outcome

  Lower risk of product loss due to spoilage.
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  Remote alerts

  Receive automatic alerts for equipment faults or abnormal conditions, without having to drive around the farm.
  
  

  Outcome

  Fewer hours spent on site visits and a faster response to unexpected events.
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  Rural connectivity

  Telemetry for remote farms with no communications infrastructure, using cellular or long-range radio links.
  
  

  Outcome

  Coverage of installations that were previously out of reach for a SCADA system.

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