20/11/2025
🚜 The "Slow Speed Problem": Is Your GPS Costing You Your Crop?
During spraying season, precision isn't just a goal—it's the difference between profit and loss. We know that a single missed row is an open invitation for pests and disease to spread.
But here’s the problem many managers overlook: Your data might be lying to you. 📉
Many standard GPS systems are designed for highway driving, not farming. At the slow, steady speeds required for spraying (2-5 km/h), their tracking "drifts."
This creates "ghost data" on your map—gaps and overlaps that don't reflect reality. You think a row is covered, but the tracker's margin of error could be several meters wide.
Farmtrack was engineered specifically to solve this.
While other trackers fail at low speeds, our system delivers:
✅ Consistent 1-Meter Accuracy: True "proof of placement" so you know every row is covered.
✅ Decimal-Point Speed Tracking: Instead of vague averages, we monitor tractor speeds down to the decimal
✅ Powerful Reports & Alerts: Identify mistakes early and stop unwanted behavior in real-time.
Don't let guesswork compromise your spray program. Bad data leads to bad decisions and wasted chemicals.
Protect your crop and control your costs this season. 👇
Learn more: https://farmtrack.co.za/
