Lindsay Upgrades FieldNET Advisor™ to Improve Irrigation Management

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Lindsay (NYSE: LNN) announced updates to its FieldNET Advisor™, an award-winning irrigation management solution, on May 16, 2024. These enhancements aim to improve irrigation decisions for growers, offering real-time data upgrades, whole farm management, and simplified subscriptions.

Key improvements include easy enrollment, satellite imagery for real-time crop water usage, mobile device accessibility, and the integration of local weather data. These features are designed to help reduce input costs, conserve resources, and optimize water use, ultimately supporting healthier crops and boosting profitability.

FieldNET Advisor combines advanced technology and agronomics, expanding its traditional pivot capabilities to provide smarter, more sustainable farming practices. The updates reflect Lindsay's commitment to incorporating grower feedback to refine its offerings and maximize yields.

Positive

• Enhancements offer real-time data upgrades for better decision-making.
• Whole farm management available at a glance, integrating crop and weather data.
• Simplified, whole-farm pricing with one subscription to manage.
• Satellite imagery helps estimate crop water usage and track conditions automatically.
• Mobile device accessibility for easier data review and irrigation decisions.
• Integration of local weather data for more precise irrigation recommendations.
• Advanced agronomics and machine health features support healthier crops and sustainable farming practices.
• Reduces input costs and conserves resources, boosting profitability.

Negative

• No immediate financial or revenue impact mentioned in the announcement.
• Possible dependency on technology upgrades and integration for full benefits.

Lindsay listens to grower feedback to enhance award-winning technology offering

OMAHA, Neb., May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lindsay Corporation (NYSE: LNN), a leading global manufacturer and distributor of irrigation and infrastructure equipment and technology, today announced enhancements to FieldNET Advisor™, its award-winning irrigation management solution. FieldNET Advisor simplifies irrigation decisions for growers, and now through advanced technology also improves the product's return on investment with real-time data upgrades, whole farm management, and simplified subscriptions.

FieldNET Advisor provides meaningful insights on how to help growers maximize yields.

With more than 50 years of crop and irrigation research, Lindsay is a leader in using technology to simplify the science of agronomic irrigation. FieldNET Advisor provides meaningful insights on how to help growers maximize yields. With additional data now available through these enhancements, growers have a powerful tool to help reduce input costs, conserve resources and apply the precise amount of water needed for a healthier crop.

"FieldNET Advisor has empowered growers to produce healthier crops and to develop more sustainable farming practices by providing recommendations on when, where and how much to irrigate," said Kurtis Charling, vice president of AgTech Solutions for Lindsay. "We asked growers for their feedback and incorporated new features and technology to provide growers with additional insights to help get the best return in the field and their bottom line."

FieldNET Advisor Enhancements
Growers around the world use FieldNET Advisor every day to monitor irrigation patterns and check soil moisture levels. The additional product benefits now available to growers are:

• Easy enrollment for the whole operation and customized recommendations to grower management preferences
• Satellite imagery estimates crop water usage providing up-to-date data that automatically tracks how conditions change through the growing season; wind, hail, disease, and other factors are all accounted for
• Manage the whole farm at a glance, including crop canopy development, crop water use, weather, and irrigation recommendations
• More easily review data and execute irrigation decisions on a mobile device
• Simplified, whole-farm pricing with only one subscription to manage
• Connect your on-farm Pessl weather station to FieldNET and incorporate local weather data into your irrigation recommendations

By combining FieldNET Advisor's recommendations with the advanced agronomics of FieldNET and Zimmatic™ machine health features, Lindsay has transformed the way growers irrigate crops. Integrated pivots support healthier crops and more sustainable farming practices while reducing risk and operational downtime, significantly expanding the traditional capabilities of pivots.

"We build solutions by farmers, for farmers," said Gustavo Oberto, president of irrigation for Lindsay. "That's why it is so important to us that the team building our products and technologies has first-hand knowledge of how those solutions are working in the field. With enhancements to FieldNET Advisor, we're able to synthesize millions of data points to determine the best irrigation option from both a crop- and field-level point of view. Growers will continue to have peace of mind that their FieldNET remote irrigation solution gives them the power to monitor, control and manage their operation to help maximize yields and profitability."

FieldNET Advisor's smart recommendations are one part of the comprehensive FieldNET irrigation management platform. To learn more about all the ways FieldNET can increase profitability, please visit lindsay.com/fieldnetnextgen.

About Lindsay Corporation
Lindsay Corporation (NYSE: LNN) is a leading global manufacturer and distributor of irrigation and infrastructure equipment and technology. Established in 1955, the company has been at the forefront of research and development of innovative solutions to meet the food, fuel, fiber and transportation needs of the world's rapidly growing population. The Lindsay family of irrigation brands includes Zimmatic™ center pivot and lateral move agricultural irrigation systems, FieldNET™ and FieldWise™ remote irrigation management technology, FieldNET Advisor™ irrigation scheduling technology, and industrial IoT solutions. Also a global leader in the transportation industry, Lindsay Transportation Solutions manufactures equipment to improve road safety and keep traffic moving on the world's roads, bridges and tunnels, through the Barrier Systems™, Road Zipper™ and Snoline™ brands. For more information about Lindsay Corporation, visit www.Lindsay.com.

FieldNET, FieldNET Advisor, FieldWise and Zimmatic are trademarks or registered trademarks of Lindsay Corporation and/or its affiliates.

CONTACT: Tara Meier, Lindsay Corporation, tara.meier@lindsay.com,  (531) 236-9979

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FAQ

What enhancements were made to FieldNET Advisor by Lindsay ?

Lindsay made enhancements to FieldNET Advisor, including real-time data upgrades, whole farm management, simplified subscriptions, and satellite imagery for crop water usage.

How do FieldNET Advisor enhancements improve irrigation management?

The enhancements provide real-time data, satellite imagery, and local weather integration, helping growers make informed decisions, reduce input costs, conserve resources, and optimize water use.

What is the benefit of the new whole-farm pricing for FieldNET Advisor?

The new whole-farm pricing simplifies management with one subscription, making it easier for growers to monitor and control their irrigation systems.

How does FieldNET Advisor use satellite imagery?

FieldNET Advisor uses satellite imagery to estimate crop water usage, providing up-to-date data that automatically tracks changing conditions like wind, hail, and disease.

Why is local weather data integration important for FieldNET Advisor?

Integrating local weather data into FieldNET Advisor's recommendations allows for more precise irrigation decisions, optimizing water use and improving crop health.