WinField United
Innovation Center
Where innovation comes to life
The WinField United Innovation Center is a high-tech hub dedicated to cutting-edge agronomic research and product development. The facility’s research teams dig into agronomy’s greatest challenges to forge new paths in crop management and put retail sellers in a position to deliver some of the best recommendations and ROI to their growers.
This approach provides growers with the latest products, technologies, data and insights so they can make informed decisions and achieve holistic success on their farms.
Chemistry Lab
<br> <ul><li>Development of new products</li><br> <li>Improvement of existing products</li> <br> <li>Global ingredient supply and quality assurance</li> <br> <li>Compatibility and handling tests</li></ul>
Seed Care Lab
<br><ul><li>Treatment of seed used for research</li> <br><li>Analysis of seed treatment impact on retail operations and at planting</li> <br><li>Early access to new technology via strong partner relationships</li></ul>
Wind Tunnel Lab
<br><ul><li>3 wind tunnels to understand droplet characteristics: Droplet sizing, drift and deposition, aerial application</li> <br><li>Evaluation of emerging spray technologies including drones</li> <br><li>Tools like high-speed cameras and lasers help bring data to life</li></ul>
Controlled Environments Lab
<br><ul><li>Year-round research for efficient product evaluation</li> <br><li>Development of new methods to highlight product performance</li> <br><li>Creation of support materials to differentiate products</li> </ul>
Plant Phenotyping Lab
<br><ul><li>Validation of product claims, especially biologicals</li> <br><li>High-throughput product evaluation looking for early indicators of success</li> <br><li>Visualization of data using 3D point cloud models</li></ul>
Field Research
<br><ul><li>After graduating from the Innovation Center, the next step is to validate products in the field</li></ul>
BY THE NUMBERS
ANNUALLY THE INNOVATION CENTER AVERAGES:
FIELD
TRIALS:
280
POUNDS OF
SEED TREATED:
15,000
GREENHOUSE PLANTS
TREATED/TESTED/PLANTED:
24,000
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