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May 13, 2024
SWAT 018: Prairie Legend Les Henry
Retired in 1996, Les Henry is a professor emeritus at the University of Saskatchewan, a private consultant, and farmer. He is a renowned soils expert and in 2010 he released…
May 1, 2024
Using SWAT MAPS to optimize fertility recommendations, reduce crop Inputs, and save $$$
Every fertilizer recommendation should start with soil test data. Without soil test data you would basically be making blind recommendations, based on yield goals and crop uptake/removal tables. This is…
SWAT Partner Announcement: Farm Focused Agronomy
Welcome Farm Focused Agronomy to the elite network of SWAT MAPS service providers! After seeing the results first-hand of using SWAT MAPS on his own farm, Garrett Rockafellow, owner of…
Groundtruthing to select the correct SWAT MAP: What about peat?
A SWAT MAP is a map that sets the framework […]
Kessler Ag Ventures on Doubling Their Client Base, ‘Aha’ Moments, and Achieving Sustainable Growth with SWAT MAPS
Kessler Ag Ventures (KAV) is well-known as Southern Saskatchewan’s team of precision ag experts. Comprised of five full-time employees, four of which are consulting agrologists, KAV has been providing SWAT…
Can we measure soil health?
Soil health is a large, ambiguous topic. While it is not easily defined, not to mention measured, there are some emerging laboratory tests that show promise in adding additional information…
March 20, 2024
Building Soil P Levels
Producers in Western Canada may be leaving yield on the table by not addressing low phosphorous soil levels. Many fields in Western Canada are low in soil phosphorus levels (below…
March 1, 2024
CROPTIMISTIC RELEASES INAUGURAL SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
SASKATOON, SK, CANADA – MAR 1, 2024: Croptimistic Technology Inc. (Croptimistic) is proud to release their inaugural Sustainability Report. The report outlines the 2023 sustainability achievements and future aspirations within…
February 26, 2024
SWAT 017: Adapting Technology And Agronomy To Local Conditions With Tyler Kessler
Hear directly from those in the field using the SWAT ECOSYSTEM in this “Field Report” episode. SWAT MAPS service provider Tyler Kessler of Kessler Ag Ventures Ltd. shares how these…
Managing Drought with SWAT MAPS
A crop can only be as productive as the amount of water available to it. There are multiple ways to manage the risk of dry conditions which include the use…
Effect of residual nitrate on N-fixation in pulse crops – will too much N hinder or help?
We want to take advantage of the N-sparing effect pulse crops offer. But what happens if there’s too much residual nitrate? Will pulse crops even initiate nodulation?
Including soil texture in a proactive approach to micronutrient deficiencies
On the Prairies, micronutrients such as copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) are variable in their distribution of total and available amounts across landscapes and fields, and because of this, site-…
SWAT Partner Announcement: Soil Smart Inc.
Learn about Soil Smart Inc., a family-owned precision agronomy business and new SWAT MAPS service provider based in the Essex County area of Ontario, Canada.
November 21, 2023
SWAT CAM: Croptimistic introduces the world’s first map using fully autonomous plant stand counting
With our new plant stand count feature, the machine learning model within SWAT CAM analyzes each image and calculates individual plants per acre or per square foot, as well as…
Rely on your soil potential, not the weather
“Tell me if it’s going to rain or not” is a common objection to adopting variable rate fertilizer. And it’s true, I can’t predict that any better than your local…
SWAT Partner Announcement: Mintzmyer Agronomy Services
From soil testing, seed and chemical sales, to crop consulting, […]
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