Soil Sampling Gets Up to Speed

Automation Comes Late to an Old Tool

Emily Unglesbee
By  Emily Unglesbee , DTN Staff Reporter
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Allan Baucom created the Falcon 5000 automated soil sampler in the hopes of improving the consistency and quality of the soil samples that dictate variable-rate fertilizer and nutrient application. (DTN photo by Emily Unglesbee)
Precision ag companies are bringing automation to the age-old practice of soil sampling in the hopes of improving the quality of the samples that generate data and yield maps and determine farmers' fertilizer and nutrient decisions.

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