Soil Mapping

One thing that is constant on the farm is the variation of soil type from year to year. Soil Mapping allows us to get a good map of the physical properties in the field and how to manage it at a higher level. This is the baseline for production zones that we use in soil sampling, variable rate seeding, and variable rate nitrogen. Without an accurate soil analysis map, how can you accurately manage your fields at a production zone level to maximize profitability? This is a critical portion that grid sampling overlooks.

That is precision agriculture.

Soil Mapping is done one time. Currently we map five different soil properties:

• Soil Texture (EC - Electrical Conductivity)

• Organic Matter (OM)

• Elevation

• Slope

• Curve