Sample With Precision

Farming Foot by Foot Requires Spot-On Soils Information

Soil-mapping units in soil surveys aren't smaller than 2.5 acres and could have up to 40% other soils within a unit. Electrical-conductivity mapping (above) helps resolve these issues for precision farming by giving higher resolution of soil differences based on organic matter, clay content and water-holding capacity. (Progressive Farmer photo courtesy of Shannon Gomes)
Are your soil tests precise enough for precision farming? Unless you've taken extra steps to specifically identify and locate your soils for the qualities most important to precision farming, the answer is no.

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