Precision Farming - Nutrient Mapping
With soaring fertiliser prices the days of blanket spreading fertiliser are over. Move away from the traditional W pattern of sampling (statistically only 33% accurate) and have the knowledge to place fertiliser precisely where it is needed
This is what Agri-tech's Nutrient Mapping Service can deliver for as little as £2 per acre!
Sampling:
Quad fitted with DGPS is used to create a boundary map and a subsequent sampling plan using a 100 meter grid, equating to one sample per ha being taken. Samples are taken using RB209 approved cheese core augers by trained soil samplers. Standard analysis consists of Phosphorus, Potassium, Magnesium and pH, all soil being analysed by an independant UKAS accredited laboratory. The sampling plans are kept on record to enable replication of sampling 3-4 years later.
Nutrient Maps:
Colour coded Nutrient Maps are created clearly highlighting any variation in nutrient. All four elements are portrayed on one sheet of paper easing quick evaluation. The Nutrient Maps provide enough information to produce variable fertiliser recommendations for four crops.
Fertiliser Recommendations:
Fertiliser recommendations are made up by FACTS qualified personnel for each field. The application rates are based on a 25 meter grid and can be used to spread liquid or granular fertiliser. The fertiliser application maps can be created for any controller and are easily transferred to GPS devices for vari-rate spreading
Benefits:
• Identify and target treat the areas that require fertiliser
• Apply nothing to nutrient rich areas of the field
• What you save on the high areas invest in the low nutrient zones
• Reduce costs and waste
• Optimise yield and quality
• More accurate than sampling within managament zones