
Tagged: soil variation
Understanding our most precious asset – the soil
July 23, 2015
A far better understanding of soil variations than most sampling systems permit is essential to improving arable cropping performance and resilience, argues Agrii head of Decision Support Services, John Lord. “Yield mapping can identify the major in-field variations that bear… Read more
Tagged # Agri-intelligence, Agrii, soil sampling, Soil structure, soil variation, Soilquest, yield mapping
Managing the highest wheat lodging risks in recent years
March 4, 2014
Stem and root lodging pose the highest risk to winter wheat for many years, growers attending the first AgriiFocus Technology Centre agronomy day of the year near Marlborough in Wiltshire this week (Thursday February 27) were warned, putting the onus… Read more
Tagged # Agri-intelligence, Agrii, agriifocus, agronomist, agronomists, lodging, Soil structure, soil variation, wheat, wheat yields, winter cereals
Addressing Soil Compaction
February 12, 2014
There is much growers across the UK can do to combat the soil compaction problems that seriously reduce yields, increase tillage energy, time and costs, and exacerbate run-off and flooding, according to Professor Dick Godwin of the Soil & Water… Read more
Tagged # bishop burton, irrigation, Soil structure, soil variation
Leicestershire Business Makes SoilQuest Central to Contract Farming Agreements
January 29, 2014
At Glebe Farm, Saxelby near Melton Mowbray, father and son team Bill and Eric Wright are firm advocates of the greatest possible precision in soil mapping, texturing and analysis for their 1600 ha of cropping. To such an extent that,… Read more
Tagged # Agri-intelligence, Agrii, agronomists, Precision Farming, R&D, soil nutrition, soil samples, Soil structure, soil variation, Soilquest
Supporting Precision Where it Counts
June 8, 2012
Soil scanning is expanding across the country, with Agrii’s SoilQuest Precision Agronomy service mapping more farms and a larger UK acreage than ever this season with their rapidly growing fleet of specialist soil scanners and automated soil sampling units. The… Read more
Tagged # field maps, improving crop performance, nutrient status, soil samples, soil scanning, soil variation, SoilQuest Precision Agronomy, yield mapping