Products and Services
The creation of accurate Digital Field Borders is the first, and one of, the most critical steps in a successful VRT program. By creating accurate Digital Field Borders, the subsequent steps in the VRT Program will consequently be more accurate, and therefore more efficient. MaxAg of Montana Agronomists and Technicians will assist you in either importing your Digital Field Borders from your current equipment, or creating new Digital Field Borders where you may need them.
Satellite Imagery
Satellite Imagery provides the most comprehensive and cost effective method to identify, map, and understand agricultural production. Satellite remote sensing captures multi-spectral images for Precision Agronomists to identify and map field variability and identify limitations to crop production. Most people lack the software and knowledge to access satellite imagery for quick viewing and processing of satellite imagery to manage fields better.
In-season Satellite Imagery enables crop monitoring to help detect changes during the growing season which provide opportunities for better crop input decisions. This enables us to assess in-season field variability of crop vegetation with MaxAg Field Health Maps which allow us to monitor crop progress and identify equipment and/or management issues.
Historic Imagery enables the assessment and comparison to prior growing seasons. This information is especially valuable for land that may have been recently acquired.
Custom Management Zone Creation
Geo-Spatial Soil Sampling
–Zone Soil Sampling collects soil cores from the individual management zones within a field. All field locations are confirmed with satellite imagery, and GPS coordinates are recorded for each soil core to enable consistent sampling results in future seasons.
–Grid Soil Sampling collects soil cores uniformly across the field at predetermined intervals. All field locations are confirmed with satellite imagery and GPS coordinates are recorded for each soil core to enable consistent sampling results in future seasons.
–Composite Soil Sampling collects soil cores from average areas of a field. All field locations are confirmed with satellite imagery and GPS coordinates are recorded for each soil core to enable consistent sampling results in future seasons.
Fertilizer Prescriptions and Recommendations
- MaxAg of Montana Agronomists work closely with the farmer to decide what fertilizer rate or prescription should be applied to a field, area, or management zone. Our Agronomists use GPS referenced soil sampling techniques to accurately determine the right product (fertilizer) to apply at the right rate and in the right place. MaxAg of Montana Agronomists work diligently, side by side with individual farmers to ensure that their every need is met.
Geo-Spatial Yield Mapping
- Geo-spatial yield mapping is provided at no additional charge to the farmer with all MaxAg Total VRT+ packages. This includes all GPS referenced yield data to be provided to MaxAg of Montana by the producer. Geo-spatial yield mapping is a great tool to measure yield results with respect to new varieties, herbicide or fungicide trials, or differences in fertility. Yield mapping cannot accurately identify production or management zones in a field as the yield could be unknowingly affected by weed pressure, disease, insects, or variances in mechanical calibrations.