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Advanced Crop Management
• Established in 1996• Main focus was soil sampling for variable rate
fertilizer application• GPS services have grown with the business for
soil sampling, crop scouting, and precision ag solutions
• Nutrient Management Plans for livestock producers
Advanced Crop Management
• Agricultural Services– Crop Consulting– Nutrient Management Plans– Soil Sampling– Precision Ag Sales & Installation- Ag Leader
Advanced Crop Management
• Crop Consulting– Crop Planning• Seed, Herbicide, Fertilizer, Fungicide, Insecticide
– Crop Scouting• Crop staging, weeds, insects, disease, nutrient
deficiency, soil nitrate test, yield estimates
Nutrient Management Plans
• Develop and maintain NMP’s for new and existing livestock operations
• Collecting manure samples for NMP records and analysis for application rates
• Soil samples are taken to determine soil fertility levels
Advanced Crop Management
• Soil Sampling– Grid – 2.5, 4.4, 10 ac – Management Zone – Soil Type
• Use GPS and field mapping software in-field– Ag Leader GPS– HGIS Mapping Software
• Desktop Software– Ag Leader SMS Software– SST Software– SGIS Software
Field Boundaries
• Exterior of field is driven while GPS marks out the boundary.
• This is drawn prior to taking soil samples.
• Waterways, terraces, ponds, etc. are marked out as well.
Grid Size and Sample Points
• Once the boundary is drawn, grid squares are created based on grid size and boundary shape.
• Points are then drawn within the grid areas.
• This is where the sample will be taken.
Soil Sample Results
Flat Rate vs. VRT Application
Flat Rate vs. VRT Application
• MAP (Mono-ammonium phosphate)– $730.00 per ton– Flat Rate Total Amount Applied• 11.6 tons x $730.00/ton = $8,468.00• $8,468 / 149.1ac = $56.80 per acre for MAP Flat Rate
– VRT Total Amount Applied• 4.2 tons x $730.00/ton = $3,066.00• $3,066 / 149.1 = $20.56 per acre for MAP VRT
Flat Rate vs. VRT Application
Flat Rate vs. VRT Application
• Potash – $600.00 per ton– Flat Rate Total Amount Applied• 15.0 tons x $600/ton = $9000.00 • $9000 / 149.1ac = $60.40 per acre for Potash Flat Rate
– VRT Potash• 12.0 tons x $600/ton = $7200.00• $7200 / 149.1ac = $48.30 per acre for Potash VRT
Advanced Crop Management
• Precision Ag Sales & Installation– Ag Leader Products• SeedCommand – Planters, drills, air seeders• DirectCommand – Sprayers, spinner spreaders, strip-till• GPS/Guidance – Assisted steering, hydraulic steering• Harvest – Yield monitoring on combines
– Selling– Installing– Supporting
Advanced Crop Management
• Benefits of Precision Ag– More efficient use of agricultural inputs• Seed – Row Shutoffs• Fertilizer• Chemicals – Sprayer Boom Section Shutoffs
– Allows operator to concentrate more on task at hand; Reduces operator fatigue
– End Result= Precision products gives the producer priceless data to continue to make profitable decisions for their operation