The Difference is in The Details

Ag Partners believes measuring soil fertility levels is a smart step in any crop system. An increase in crop acres, higher input costs and crop prices all illustrate the need to maximize yields and nutrient efficiency. We need to accurately account for fertility in the soil bank. 
 
IntelliCore℠, Ag Partners’ proprietary nutrient management system, combines intensive and repeatable grid soil sampling by professional crop consultants, soil analysis from a certified laboratory with an agronomist on staff, and advanced prescriptions created from a one-million acre database of information gathered over 20 years.

Sampling Specifics 

• Field boundary is driven using DGPS accurate to 2” and the field acres are registered 
• For a first-time field, well defined areas within each grid are located (point grid sampling). If the field is to be resampled, the previous points are loaded into the display. 
• The sampler then drives to the grid points and pulls the 6” cores in a predetermined pattern around his or her vehicle. 
• The sample dirt is saved in prelabeled bags and to send to the laboratory 
• When finished with the field, the sampler then records and saves the geo-referenced  file 
• After the laboratory finishes the soil analysis, the results are added to the geo-referenced files. 
• The results book is produced so fertility prescriptions can be made using our equations.