Miller Magazine Issue: 147 March 2022

54 MILLER / march 2022 NEWS Next Instruments Pty Ltd, trading as CropScanAg, is pleased to announce the appointment of Rocky Moun- tain Equipment (RME), Calgary, Alberta, Canada, as a new distributor for the CropScan 3300H On Combine Grain Analyser and the CropScanAg Solutions N-GUAGE App software across Western Canada. The CropScan 3300H On Combine Grain Analyser is the world leader in on combine NIR grain analysers. The system has been installed in more than five hundred combines around the world, mostly in CASE IH and New Holland combines. The CropScan 3300H measures Protein, Oil, Moisture and Starch in grains and oil seeds as they are harvested in the field. The CropScanAg Cloud Server captures and presents the data via the CropScanAg N-GAUGE App. The N-GAUGE Grain Lo- gistics and Nutrient Manager modules allow users to remotely manage grain transfers from the field to the farm storage site using the Virtual Storage System on any smart device. Farmers can quickly see the quantity and quality of the grain stored on farm or shipped to grain buyer or processor in order to improve grain marketing decisions. The N-GAUGE Nutrient Manager module is specifically designed to en- able farmers and their agronomists to efficiently develop and manage Variable Rate Fertilization (VRF) prescrip- tions for N, P, K and S using their smart phone or tablet. The N-GAUGE app allows farmers to manage their farms anywhere from the palm of their hand. RME’s Precision Ag Manager, Chad Moskal stated that the N-GAUGE App is the real game changer for the Crop- Scan 3300H technology. Now that the N-GAUGE App is available, RME can offer a complete PA solution for Variable Rate Nitrogen Fertiliza- tion applications which is a growing market and major issue for Canadian farmers. CropScanAg and RME will be working to- gether over the next 12 months to introduce the CropScanAg technology to the RME dealership net- work. CropScanAg and RME realise training and knowledge is key to making this partnership work. Together we can grow the CropScanAg digital footprint and to help the Cana- dian Grain industry to improve and simplify grain traceability, nitrogen management and overall profitability for farmers. The CropScanAg “Measure Manage Grow” methodology is designed by farmers and built for farmers. CropScanAg appoints Rocky Mountain Equipment as a distributor in Western Canada Those familiar with the AMIS Market Monitor will have noticed that the first report of 2022 introduced some novelties. Apart from having a new design and layout, the report also features a revamped section dedicated to developments in futures markets. The revised section is the result of a collaboration of the AMIS Secretariat with Euronext, Europe’s leading agri- cultural commodity derivatives exchange, which will allow AMIS to broaden the scope of its futures markets analysis to also reflect developments in the growing derivatives market in Europe. While US futures markets will contin- ue being covered, especially the Chicago Mercantile Ex- change as a global benchmark for many commodities, the expertise of Euronext will be particularly valuable for AMIS crops that are heavily traded in Europe, such as wheat. “We are extremely happy to partner with Euronext, and are very pleased with how the new futures markets page has shaped up”, explains Denis Drechsler, AMIS Project Manager. Some of the features introduced by Euronext include a section capturing overall market sentiment; an assessment of the monthly price trend; as well as a figure and a graph of the month to highlight particularly notewor- thy market developments. Nicholas Kennedy, Head of Commodities at Euronext, shares this enthusiasm. “We are delighted to enter into this collaboration. Working with AMIS will allow us to reach beyond our traditional audience of commodities traders and familiarize others who are interested in agricultural markets and their future trends.” AMIS teams up with Euronext to monitor futures markets