Using PRS™-Probe Technology for Crop Nutrition Planning

The PRS™ Nutrient Forecaster is a computer software program that utilizes PRS™ data by integrating the climate and soil conditions of that particular field to determine potential yields. As nutrient, climate, and soil conditions are adjusted with the PRS™ Nutrient Forecaster, producers can choose to increase or decrease the applied fertilizer to achieve the maximum, economic yield and net economic return.

Service Advantages

The PRS™ Nutrient Forecaster was developed by Western Ag Innovations, and sub-licensed to Western Ag Labs, to assist farmers in making crop nutrition plans. Since the Forecaster™ is a software modeling program, is has some powerful capabilities unique to itself. These include:

1. It is a powerful farm management tool - The Forecaster™ allows FSRs and farmers to virtually try out a variety of crop nutrition plans. The farmer can change a variety of factors simultaneously and the Forecaster will automatically update the yield potential, nutrient requirements, and economic assessment. Then, a customized plan can be made to optimize crop yields and manage price and weather risks.
2. It has integrated nutrient interpretation - The nutrients in the soil are interrelated and have an impact on each other. Unlike traditional soil analysis and crop nutrition planning, the PRS™ Nutrient Forecaster accounts for integrated nutrients.
3. It interprets PRS™-probe data - the PRS™ probe "sees what the plant sees" by simulating the roots of a plant. As such, the PRS™-probe measures the bio-available nutrients to the plant, and not just an index of the soil's nutrient content.

Western Ag Seed Innovations

Western Ag Labs is teaming up with its sister company Western Ag Seed Innovations to offer farmers across Western Canada winter crops that out perform the crops that are currently being offered in the market place by competitors. To learn more click here.