Specialty crop growers who have added the Smart Apply Intelligent Spray Control System to their air blast sprayers are loving it. And what’s not to love? The average savings on chemicals is 50%, with a corresponding reduction in water use.…
It’s one thing to tell an orchard or vineyard owner about the Smart Apply Precision Spray + Data System. It’s an entirely different scenario when you show them. You know the old saying—seeing is believing. Well, it’s true. Trying to…
Zhu has dedicated over 20 years to developing specialty crop sprayer systems, including the foundational technology behind the Smart Apply® Intelligent Spray Control System™ OMAHA, Nebraska (July 12, 2023) – – Today at the Annual International Meeting of the American Society…
Smart Apply is fortunate to be represented by sharp agriculture equipment dealers across North America and around the world. One of our early adopters was Belkorp Ag, a certified John Deere dealer led by President Peter Young. A native of…
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (September 6, 2023) – – Smart Apply®, maker of the Intelligent Spray Control System™ that helps growers of high-value specialty crops significantly reduce chemical use and costs, minimize environmental impact and capture critical data while spraying, today announced…
Smart Apply technology virtually eliminates over spraying. MOLINE, Illinois (July 14, 2023) — Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) has acquired Smart Apply, Inc., a precision spraying equipment company based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company developed the Smart Apply Intelligent Spray…
In December 2022, Maggie Elliot of the Washington Hop Commission invited Smart Apply to make a presentation to member growers at the annual meeting in Yakima, Washington. She stressed that Smart Apply should explain the technology behind the Intelligent Spray…
An editorial by Gary Vandenbark, Chief Engineer, Smart Apply Inc. The pressure to reduce chemicals on apples and other specialty crops has never been greater. If you’re a grower, you know what I’m talking about. Whether you’re selling to wholesalers,…
We talk a lot about customers who raise almonds, apples, grapes, pecans, hops, and other tree fruits and nuts, and how Smart Apply is impacting their operations. But did you know that the Smart Apply® Intelligent Spray Control System™ is…
Hurricane Michael, which ravaged South Georgia in 2018, was particularly unkind to Nilo Plantation. The 11,000-acre estate, whose bread-and-butter business is quail hunts but also has 1,200 acres in pecan trees, took a direct hit. The devastation was so bad,…
