Your focus on quality soil sampling says a lot about your commitment to providing the best agronomy based solutions to your growers. Do your growers know why you choose to partner with SoilView for your soil sampling? It’s because you always get the best sample.
You can’t engage 4R Agronomy without The Right Sample
Right Sample
Determines the 4Rs Source-Rate-Time-Place
Right Source
Matches fertilizer type to crop needs.
Right Rate
Matches amount of time fertilizer type to crop needs.
Right Time
Makes nutrients available when crops need them.
Right Place
Keep nutrients where crops can use them.
You could say that The Right Sample is the ‘5th R’, but in reality it’s the 1st! Every good precision agronomy program starts with high quality, reliable soil samples. Not all soil sampling is created equal though, and not just any bag of dirt will do – you need The Right Sample.
What is The Right Sample?
We polled our Area Managers to get an answer in their own words – here’s what they said:
Quality Cores
- Choose the right spot to probe
- Proper depth
- Solid core, no gaps
- No debris or excess stubble
- If in question, replace it
Quality Samples
- Visually inspect each core
- All complete, consistent cores
- Correct number of cores
- Proper spacing between cores
- Proper spacing row-to-row
How do we ensure a quality sample every time?
- Hiring the right people
- Extensive initial and ongoing sampler training on our standardized process
- Teaching samplers WHY a quality sampler is important
- Custom equipment to fit each sampler to ensure control
- Check in with samplers often, both in person and observing from afar
- SoilView software in-field tracking records all sampler activity
- Manager assessment of every field to verify protocols are followed
- Additional office admin review of every field for final assurance
Talk to your growers about the value of The Right Sample
Our assurance of quality sampling is a reflection of your dedication to your growers’ success. As you continue to bring them powerful decisions for their operations, knowing you started with the best data available will bring confidence they made the right choice coming to you.
The same values you see in The SoilView System are great things to share with your growers to show why your agronomy services are the best. Tell them why starting with a quality soil sample is important to you, and lead the way by bringing 5R solutions to them!
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