Field boundaries are the beginning to the GIS database:
Field maps with roads, boundaries, and actual acreage can be given to either farm help, custom applicators or harvesters and fertilizer and chemical dealers to prevent mistakes and aid in efficiency.

 

Soil Samples and Fertility Maps These maps were generated from soil sample data taken on a 2.5acre grid using GPS. The samples results are imported from the lab and interpolated to generate these maps.
Prescription Maps Prescription maps are made using either recommendations from a soil test lab, university, consultant or a grower’s own knowledge of the farm. Precision Ag Services has the capability of producing prescription maps for all types of controllers that are on variable rate applicators.

  Cotton Yield

Yield data can be read into the database from both Agleader ,Case IH and John Deere grain and cotton yield monitors. Yield maps are permanent field production records and can be used for the final analysis on all production practices for a field and also to establish future management zones and variable yield goals.

 

Correlations can be run between the yield data and all other information in the database such as soil type, fertility levels, seeding rates, pesticide applications, etc.

 

Management Zones can be used for soil sampling and application of inputs and can be based on soil type, yield data, aerial imagery, veris (EC) data or a grower’s knowledge of the field. This is an example of using multiple years of yield data to determine the spatial trends within a field to determine the management zones. Spatial trend analyses are very valuable because yield data from multiple years and different crops can be used to assess the yield potential of the areas within a field. Once this is established variable yield goals can be used for fertilizer applications, often saving substantially in input costs because why fertilize for high yields an area that has extremely low yielding potential.

 

In the following example, not only was the yield data used to create zones, but also veris (EC) data and imagery were used to create the management zones.

If soil samples are pulled using the management zone technique, the resulting maps appear as the two below.

 

Reports can be generated by the grower, farm, field and can include a single year or multiple years. Let our staff of information specialist’s help you get the equipment programmed and your personnel trained to gather information on the go as an operation is preformed so that record keeping becomes automated. We offer a variety of services for information management. Record Keeping Options: Programming of equipment, especially autopilot interfaces (FMD, Insight or GreenStar Displays) so that information is recorded as the operation is performed Support and training of field personnel on equipment so that the information recorded is accurate Complete database management on our secure server. Products delivered either electronically or hard copy. Support and training for your office staff for desktop farm based software: EZ Office, SMS, Summit and Stratus, or Apex Data Management Options: Basic Basic Farm and Field Maps Archiving of Guidance patterns GPS referenced soil samples and fertility results Lime and Fertilizer Prescriptions at the end of the cropping season Pesticide Prescriptions (telone comes to mind) Sensor Derived Maps Yield Maps Comprehensive In addition to information listed under simple a comprehensive plan will include: All operations are recorded, analyzed and presented at the end of the cropping season Complete set of maps and records for current year Multi crop or variety analysis Multi-year production analysis by individual fields or the entire farm