Simon GriffinTechnical 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 2011

VR 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!