Reach Your Farm’s Full Potential

Reach Your Farm’s Full Potential

Seth Landwehr, Decision Ag Specialist

Harvest is in full swing, and it’s easy to look at the hybrid or variety planted as the sole dictator on yield. Don’t forget to also consider the fertilizer and chemical decisions made throughout the year that went into this crop. Make sure the hard work and time that you put into this crop doesn’t get forgotten or lost. Collecting harvest information across your farms is a great way to dissect this year’s decisions while analyzing next year’s to drive future decisions. Reach out if you would like help gathering your harvest information to help break down this year’s yields.

Soil sampling and River Valley Cooperative’s SoilDNA are great ways to dive deeper into your farm’s potential. We’re all looking for ways to cut costs, but making fertility decisions without soil test data can cost more in the long run. Decisions you make today can affect your field’s potential for years to come. Soil sampling will identify where to invest fertilizer dollars more wisely. In most cases, 5% or less of acres produce an average yield, and if you’re applying based on average yield, 95% or more of your field is being under and over-fertilized! Empower Your Sustainability Intensive soil sampling enables site-specific management decisions. Use nutrient trend lines to make long-term goals by measuring the key performance factors of your soil. Soil sampling data gives you the power to positively impact the