W
e all know that water has lately been
very scarce, dams and boreholes
have not been as full as we would
like to see. This makes saving water
or any kind of energy resource we have, one of the
most important things we need to keep up with, day
in and day out. DFM Software Solutions offers a few
“must have’s” in this kind of situation. “Striving for
customer satisfaction through the provision of affordable, high end user applications within the agricultural industry”, a quote from their very promising
vision statement; makes them a vital company to look
at when trying to save time, money, water and electricity without compromising your farms productivity.
Most farmers are used to doing what they do and this
information has been passed down from generation
to generation, “this is what you need to do”; and
that’s that. Change is not a bad thing, it could be one
of the best decisions you could make. DFM Software
Solutions not only offers a range of products that
could assist you on a day to day basis but also effective and efficient after sales maintenance and support
throughout the year.
Let’s have a look at one of their best sellers at the moment; the Continuous Logging Soil Moisture Probe.
This can come in different lengths to accommodate
any type of crop you have. They range from a 30cm
bag probe to a 1.8m probe, depending on what you
have planted. There are also different types of probes.
The two popular ones are the long distance probes
(GPRS probes), where the information is downloaded
directly from the probe via internet access into your
computer and short range probes where the information is manually downloaded by a logger, then
plugged into a computer to transfer the data. These
probes are accompanied by a probe utilities program
that can give you a clear indication of what is happening beneath the ground where your crops are planted.
A vital spot where the eye cannot see. This program
together with the probes can tell you whether you are
over irrigating or under irrigating and it promotes root
development. Interesting? There is more!
DFM Software Solutions also has an Irrigation Scheduling System or Automation, this section incudes, radio valve controllers that makes cable theft very difficult as it is wireless and comes with solar panels if required. Irrigation control units can for example monitor and log the flow of water. There is also a Remote
pump start unit as well as a dam level controller and