Simon Griffin Technical Manager. Est 1993 60 employees 3000 Customers 1m ha + under PF management.
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Simon Griffin
Technical Manager
• Est 1993• 60 employees• 3000 Customers• 1m ha + under PF management
1993First P&K
Maps Made
1994First Variable
Rate Application
1995GPS Sampling System Developed
1996VRA System Developed for Standard Spreader
1997First EC Scanner
Developed
2000First VR
Nitrogen Trials
1998First Satellite
Imagery Acquisition
2002Trial of imagery
collection using light
aircraft
1996First
SOYL-OPTI
Developed
2005 SOYLsense Launched
2004First Trails of VR
Drilling
2006 SOYLsense Online Tool Launched
2009 SOYLseed Launched
2011First trials of VR PGRs
2010 Variable Rate Slug
Pellet Research Begins
2011Launch of the SOYL-
OPTI
2008
Compaction Mapping
2011VR Cultivation Kit Developed
2012Launch of VR Seed and PK
Online Tool
Precision Farming is an approach!
Right thing
Right time
Right place
Right Way
SOYLs Precision Farming Services
• GPS nutrient sampling
• Soil Sensing
• Crop Sensing
SOYL Precision Nutrient Management
Soil sampling ApplicationMaps, interpretation And recommendations
Imagery
• Red and Infra Red wavelengths measured
• Large swath – 300 x 600/1000 km
• Resolution 22m
Process
Benefits
Leaf Area Index Map Nitrogen Map
Soil Electrical Conductivity
EC Sensor
Electrical CurrentConducted Current
Conductivity scanConductivity Map Field Inspection Soil Survey Map
Seed Rate Map
Establishment Map
GPS SystemDrill Controller
Process
Measure variation
Map variatio
n
Manage variatio
n
Benefits
Drivers
•Environmental
•Traceability
•Yield
•Efficiency
Much more where that came from!