Author Archives: Ed Foronda
OptiSurface Newsletter – 2017 February
Welcome to the February 2017 OptiSurface Newsletter. The News Of The Month features a dryland field in Hungary. We also welcome our new partner who joined us this month. The Design Of The Month shows the details of the Hungarian Dryland. The Feature Of The Month explains the improvement of the Batter Breakline operation. If you have any problems or questions…
OptiSurface Landforming Software – A Boon For NZ Farmer
Australian Landforming Software Boon to Kiwi Farmer as seen in Ag Contractor & Large Scale Farmer January/February 2017 Issue 98 WITH HIS 4AG LEVELLING BLADE AND THE LATEST AUSTRALIAN OPTISURFACE LAND-FORMING SOFTWARE A NEW ZEALAND FARMER IS ACHIEVING PERFECT DRAINAGE AND FALL IN EVERY PADDOCK. North Island farmer Jason Easton grows potatoes, onions, maize …
OptiSurface Newsletter – 2016 December
Welcome to the December 2016 OptiSurface Newsletter. In our News we have our latest Christmas Earthworks Design and welcome our new partners who joined us this month. The Design of the Month shows how Santa used OptiSurface to save Christmas. The Feature of the Month explains the Image Drape feature. Our help desk is lightly manned until 5th January. If you…
OptiSurface Newsletter – 2016 November
Welcome to the OptiSurface Newsletter. If you can’t see any images, click ‘Dsiplay images below’ or similar in your email software. Our News shows some of our clients sharing their OptiSurface fields and the release of OptiSurface Designer V2.5.10. The Design of the Month shows how OptiSurface 1Way eliminates ponding issues. The Feature of the Month explains the new feature ‘OptiLine’.…
OptiSurface Newsletter – 2016 October
Welcome to the OptiSurface Newsletter. If you can’t see any images below, click ‘Display images below’ or similar in your email software. Our News shows some of the fields designed by our clients. The Design Of The Month shows an OptiSurface 1Way for conversion from Pivot to Linear Move Irrigation. The Feature Of The Month explains how to use the Profile Tool.…
OptiSurface in Mexico
John Allan Brealey of Inntagri promotes OptiSurface in the ATALC Congress in Veracruz, Mexico. What is variable slope in shaping agricultural land? This technique uses satellite leveling system Trimble Field Level II with three dimensions (3D) OptiSurface designs for optimum surface with the lowest earthwork. Compared to traditional leveling, saving between 50% to 80% of…
Reduce Water Logging By Optimising Traffic Direction With OptiSurface Drainage Analysis
Tim Naele of www.precisionagriculture.com.au discusses on the Conservation Farmers Inc. Newsletter how OptiSurface helped determine the best wheel track direction for a field to significantly reduce water logging. Controlled traffic has been broadly adopted across Australia to help manage the impact of compaction. Over two million hectares of Australia’s cropping areas is now cropped under…
OptiSurface At The International Controlled Traffic Farming Conference
By Clarissa Collis Heavy rain over three days provided a wet backdrop to the first International Controlled Traffic Farming Conference held at the Empire Theatre in Toowoomba, Queensland, in late March. It was the beginning of three weeks of rain that caused more flooding across southern Queensland and northern New South Wales, and starkly emphasised…
OptiSurface Newsletter – 2016 August
Welcome to the OptiSurface Newsletter. If you can’t see any images below, click ‘Display images below’ or similar in your email software. Our News shows Thailand getting acquainted with OptiSurface. The Design Of The Month shows an OptiSurface 2Way Circle design to eliminate ponding areas caused by center pivot wheel tracks. The Feature Of The Month explains how to use the OptiSurface Circle Surface…
OptiSurface Newsletter – 2016 July
Welcome to the sixth OptiSurface Newsletter. If you can’t see any images below, click ‘Display images below’ or similar in your email software. Our News shows new users of OptiSurface around the world. The Design Of The Month shows an OptiSurface 2Way design to solve ponding problems created by controlled traffic. The Feature Of The Month explains how to use the…