The Junta de Castilla y León has expanded the services of its precision agriculture application Sativum, which now allows users to find out whether a phytosanitary product is authorised for the intended crop and use, whether the authorisation is about to expire and the maximum and minimum doses permitted.
Sativum is a free application, developed by ITACyL, with preloaded data on plots, such as the Castilla y León soil database, where users can directly download information from their CAP declaration. It allows farmers to monitor their crops with satellite images, access weather information and has an assistant to choose an optimal combination of fertilizers, both organic and inorganic, that adapts to the needs of each plot, among other features.
Integrated into the field notebook module of Sativumwhere farmers can now record various agricultural activities, simply select the plot of interest on the farm dashboard and press the ‘Phytosanitary treatment’ button to access. From there, a form is displayed where you can record the date, time and treated area, as well as the time of the action (pre-sowing, pre-emergence and post-emergence).
From now on Your phytosanitary product search engine connects to the information systems of the Ministry of Agriculture registrywhich is automatically updated every Friday, and takes advantage of the improvements in the publication of open data from the phytosanitary register that have been taking place in recent months.
In this way, farmers They can search for commercial products authorized for the crop, pest or disease that interests them. Once the selection has been made, Sativum displays the authorised uses, the registration number, the active ingredient and the application dose. In addition, by clicking on ‘Details’ you can access practical information about it, such as the number of applications, instructions for use and other recommendations.
The form also includes the sections relating to phytosanitary products that must be completed in the Digital Farming Notebook in accordance with current regulations. In this way, Sativum facilitates the recording of the treatment and, at the same time, provides the user with complete information for a sustainable use of phytosanitary products, promoting farmers to make informed decisions and contributing to the protection of the environment and public health.
