SprayBase - Crop spraying records made easy

This year's LAMMA show will see the launch of a new software package. SprayBase produces crop-spraying records to meet the latest legislation and requirements of the HSE, the Environment Agency and quality assurance schemes such as those increasingly demanded by supermarket chains.

This innovative new package, designed by FBS Software specifically to ease the burden of keeping spraying records, is a windows based, flexible database program. It can be set up quickly and easily to meet individual farm or contractor's requirements and produces standard format reports acceptable to government agencies.

Tony Frazier of FBS Software has a wealth of experience in crop spraying that he has utilised in making SprayBase a flexible and easy to use piece of software. "Busy farmers and operators will quickly find this an invaluable tool to minimise the chore of record keeping," said Tony Frazier. "Data can be either input manually using pre-printed 'cab record sheets' or downloaded to the office computer from any sprayer which uses RDS Pro-series or Delta-series instruments."

The RDS instruments automatically record start and finish time, application rate, volume applied and area covered. Supplementary information such as operator name, weather conditions, LERAPS information and pesticides used can be input by the operator using simple digital codes. A daily or weekly batch of records can then be downloaded by a cable connection. The program has the capacity to highlight wrong or missing entries making correction a swift and simple operation and, importantly, ensuring that records are totally accurate.

Ease and speed of retrieval of records required by government and supermarkets is a key feature of the software. Records can be searched for under a variety of different headings such as farm name, field name and date range to give just a few examples. As well as a range of standard reports, FBS can produce be-spoke reports to suit particular needs such as records for a specific supermarket.

SprayBase records include: date and time crop sprayed; farm and field name; crop; growth stage; pesticides applied; operator and machine used; weather, crop and soil conditions and the all important LERAPS information. A typical spraying record is reproduced overleaf.

A useful feature built in to SprayBase is the Pesticide Safety Directorate's (PSD) full list of over 2000 approved chemicals. Users will be able to update this list over the internet together with program updates at no additional cost. DEFRA's latest LERAPS guide is also included in the software together with other useful sources of information.

Future upgrades currently under development include an invoicing module for contractors and farmers, an operator job-sheet module and a full field record system allowing detailed records of all activity in individual fields to be maintained.

System requirements are Windows 98, 98SE, ME, 2000 or XP. 64 Mb RAM and 200Mb hard drive space. The software has an in-built comprehensive help system and additional help and support will be available on-line and by e-mail. Installation and training can be arranged if necessary.

A fully working demonstration CD-ROM of SprayBase is available from FBS Software. For further information and a demonstration contact Tony Frazier on stand no 143 (Kellands Agricultural) at LAMMA, call him on 01430 873765 or 07785 388842 or see the web site at http://www.fbsnet.co.uk/software

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Issued by Le Sauce PR on behalf of FBS Software, 47 Southgate, Market Weighton, York. YO43 3BH. Tel 01430 873765 or 07785 388842, e.mail tjf@fbsnet.co.uk, http://www.fbsnet.co.uk/software

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