josh porter soil 4213 spring 2011
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Wildlife Conservation In High Fawning/Calving Areas Using Thermal Imaging as a Precision Agriculture Tool. Josh Porter SOIL 4213 Spring 2011. Porter Seed and Cattle . Located in the mountains of Western Colorado 3600 deeded acres 1200 head of yearling cattle - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Wildlife Conservation In High Fawning/Calving Areas Using Thermal Imaging as a Precision Agriculture Tool
Josh PorterSOIL 4213
Spring 2011
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Porter Seed and Cattle • Located in the mountains of Western
Colorado• 3600 deeded acres– 1200 head of yearling cattle– 1275 acres irrigated (pivot, big gun)– 799 acres farmable– 1800-2300 tons of grass/alfalfa hay (pasture mix)– Peas and Barley for winter feeding
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Picture of rolled baler here800th acre
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Why Thermal Imaging
o Late October- Early December
Gestation Period
o 190 days-210 days
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1st Cutting
• 1st or 2nd week in June
• Mid-late October (breeding season)+ 200 days= 1st Cutting
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Problems for farmersA permanent solution for wildlifeProblems customers (horse, dairy)Health problems for livestock
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PROBLEMS
• Killing fawns/calves at early growth stages
• Botulism C1 or “forage poisoning” in livestock
• Spoiling High $ hay with animal carcasses($225-250/ton)
• Depleting deer/elk populations
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Recommendations
• Locate wildlife in front of implement using a thermal imaging sensor
• Notify operator of wildlife location
• After locating animal, operator makes decision
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Faun-a Finder thermal imaging sensor
Alarm
Alarm signaled when spike in temp is detected
Wildlife presence
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Visionary Concept
“Faun-A” Finder• Thermal imaging components• Alarm linked into “streaming” monitor system • Spike in temperature detected on monitor• Operator determines the next step
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Goals of Thermal Imagining as a Precision Agriculture Tool
• Decrease amount of wildlife fatalities• Decrease percentages of forage poisoning• Promote wildlife awareness• Ensure a balanced ecosystem
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Sensing Technology Availability
Wildretter (Game Guard)
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Thermal Imaging
Beneficial to wildlife
Helps ensure the safety of feed stocks
Visionary approach to the inevitable (precision agricultures future)
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Precision Agriculture
Precision Agriculture
Fauna Finder