INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (April 24, 2024) – – Smart Apply, Inc., creator of the Smart Apply Intelligent Spray Control System for high-value crops, today announced Noah Sanders has joined the company as district sales manager. Based in Bakersfield, California, Sanders will provide…
Quick question for you: Where are you going to be in mid-February? If you’re like us, you’ll be at the World Ag Expo® in Tulare, California, February 13-15. With more than 1,225 exhibitors spread over 2.6 million square feet of…
It’s hard to believe that 2023 is drawing to a close. We started the year with big goals. Perhaps bigger than our lean agtech startup team could even dream of achieving. But lo and behold, the Smart Apply team hit…
Smart Apply is fortunate to be represented by outstanding agriculture equipment dealers. Among them is RDO Equipment Co., a certified John Deere dealer with locations across nine U.S. states. RDO is among our highest-performing dealerships, and we were curious about…
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.…
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…
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,…
This Saturday, as we celebrate Earth Day 2023, we’d like to ask the question: what are you going to do to invest in the planet? Go to the Earth Day website and they have plenty of ideas. Use renewable energy.…
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (March 30, 2023) – – Smart Apply®, makers of the Intelligent Spray Control System™ that helps growers of high value crops significantly reduce chemical use and costs, minimize environmental impact and capture critical data while spraying, today announced…
In early March, Hutson, a fast-growing John Deere certified dealer in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Tennessee, became Smart Apply’s newest authorized dealer for our Intelligent Spray Control System.The timing couldn’t have been better as this region, particularly the State of…
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently issued its U.S. Specialty Crops Trade Issues Report for Fiscal Year 2021, introducing the findings on this high note: In fiscal year 2021, the export value for U.S. specialty crops increased from…
The 2023 growing season in North America is getting ready to get real busy real quick, especially up in the Pacific Northwest where specialty crops like hops reign supreme. Coming off of a challenging year for U.S. hop production in…
Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs has nothing on Smart Apply. We know how to get dirty and keep on getting the job done. As sophisticated as our LiDAR-enabled Intelligent Spray Control System is, the bottom line is we’re knee deep…
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (February 22, 2023) – – Smart Apply®, makers of the Intelligent Spray Control System™ that helps growers of high value crops significantly reduce chemical use and costs, minimize environmental impact and capture critical data while spraying, today announced…
Since launching the original Intelligent Spray Control System in 2019, Smart Apply has continued to build out the LiDAR-enabled precision spraying and data solution’s functionality with the goal of making the system more robust in the field and in the…
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (January 25, 2023) – – Heading into the 2023, specialty crop growers are looking for any advantage they can to improve operational costs, satisfy mandates on chemical and water use, meet sustainability goals, and increase healthy harvests. Just…
Growers of specialty crops such as tree fruits and nuts, grapes and hops are curious about how the Smart Apply Intelligent Spray Control System is able to reduce chemical use by an average of 50% and up to 80% in…
