Delivering Timely Results to Help Support Your Farm Management Decisions
Soil and Crop Fertility Experts,
Specializing in Fertility Management Programs
We provide a wide range of soil fertility programs to meet your operation's needs!
We provide a wide range of soil fertility programs to meet your operation's needs!
latest testing methods and technologies
Quality Data Analysis & Management
Timely Results
Agronomic Testing and Consulting Services across Indiana
Fertility Management Programs
Our Lab provides a wide range of soil fertility programs to meet your operation’s needs.
Platinum – Utilizes high resolution SoilOptix® scanning to provide you with individual soil property maps, each with its own management zone map.
Gold – Your fields are sampled on a 1.1 acre grid to provide a sampling option that has finer detail than the standard 2.5 acre grid. Customized recommendation maps are provided for two crop years.
Silver – Soil sampling is on a 2.5 acre grid. Customized recommendation maps are provided for two crop years.
Basic – Our standard program includes soil sampling on a 2.5 acre grid. Standard recommendation maps (P, K, and Lime only) are provided for one crop year.
-All programs can be combined with your harvest data to further zero in on your management decisions.
-Our recommendation maps are compatible with industry leading precision platforms.
Data Management
Our data management system allows you to upload data from your location directly into our system. You can upload as-applied data and harvest data with ease using the automatic uploading process. Once we install an application on your computer, it looks for as-applied data and harvest data once you insert your card from the field. It automatically recognizes the type of data and sends it to us. Once loaded, you can view and print your data by logging in online.
If you select our Premium Package, we can use that data to improve your decision making skills.
Scouting
In row crop farming, there are a number of problems that can occur that may reduce yield potential if not discovered in a timely manner. Weeds, pests, nutrient deficiencies, and weather damage are just a few.
It is important to scout several times a season to make sure that the plant is up and out of the ground, growing correctly, and is not showing signs of stress or damage. There is no substitute for being in the field and looking at the plants first hand. Timely scouting is important.
We offer field scouting to help you diagnose a problem and figure out how to tackle it. If you are interested in having us scout your fields, contact us for further details.
Soil Analysis
To help identify the nutrients offered to the crop. Send in your samples or order sampling through us to analyze your soil properties.
Available Soil Tests:
S01 (Basic Soil Test)
S03 (Basic plus Micro-nutrients)
S04 (Basic, Micronutrients, and Organic Matter)
PSNT (Pre-Sidedress Nitrogen Test)
Bray 1 Equivalent
Ammonium Acetate
Estimated Element test performed with Mehlich 3 Extractant
Elements include: Phosphorous (P), Potassium (K), Soil pH, Buffer pH (BpH), Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC), Base Saturation, Magnesium (Mg), Calcium (Ca), Sulfur (S), Boron (B), Copper (Cu), Manganese (Mn), Zinc (Zn), Organic Matter (OM).
SoilOptix®
Your precision planting equipment desires the highest accuracy to achieve the best ROI. With SoilOptix® we can provide a management system that is no longer one size fits all with each soil property and nutrient having its own management zone.
This program includes:
- Soil testing using passive radiation soil sensing
- Process includes driving 40ft swaths across field and then taking strategic soil samples
- Scans only need driven every eight to ten years with soil sampling the same distinct soil samples every four years
- Equivalent of 335 samples per acre
- Maps can be used to generate variable rate map
Maps included are: pH, Mg, P, OM, Ca, Base Saturation Mg, Base Saturation K, Base Saturation Ca, CEC, %Sand, %Silt, %Loam, K/Mg ratio, and Ca/Mg ratio. Other optional maps are also available including micros