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| Data Collection | Mapping and Consulting | Precision Agriculture | Real Estate | Crop Insurance |
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PRECISION AGRICULTURE Precision Agriculture has become an important tool for farmers to optimize profit by knowing and responding to conditions in the field. Harvest GeoGraphics is proud to be at the forefront of this new technology that allows agriculture to more precisely apply needed inputs, and more closely monitor the results. A number of management decisions can be made using this information. A few of these are: Planning crop rotations, spreading crop inputs at a variable rate across the field, complying with pesticide use reporting laws, and routing trucks to and from fields, barns, and processors. This information can save the farmer time, money, and input resources. Harvest GeoGraphics works with the industry leaders in this area, Ag-Chem Equipment, Inc., and two of its subsidiaries, Soilteq and Lor*Al. Soilteq's SGIS® software allows us to convert agricultural data from a number of sources including grid soil samples and yield monitors into geo-referenced maps. Farm managers and agronomists use these maps to create product application maps similar to the one pictured below. The final step is to apply inputs at variable rates using equipment such as the Lor*Al 4000 and Soilteq Falcon® controller. This method of applying crop inputs has proven itself cost effective on a variety of crops and conditions across the United States because it is site specific.
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Nutrient maps, such as the one pictured, are created using Soilteq's SGIS software.
Harvest GeoGraphics
works closely with farmers and agronomists to collect grid soil samples, analyze the results,
then determine the correct rate of crop inputs to achieve the desired results.
The Lor*Al 4000 pictured is owned and operated by Harvest
GeoGraphics partner Wilco Farmers of Mount Angel, Oregon.
This fertilizer spreader is equipped with a GPS receiver and a
Soilteq Falcon® variable rate application controller.
