The document discusses the principles and benefits of precision agriculture. It describes defining soil zones using layers of data on yield, weather, and management. Inputs like soil testing and fertility are tailored to each zone. Variable-rate technology allows applying inputs like seed or fertilizer based on zone needs. Precision agronomy is evaluated by measuring success factors like yield and economics over multiple years, finding improved and more consistent results compared to average agronomy.

2. AGRONOMY BY THE AVERAGE

3. AGRONOMY BY THE AVERAGE

4. AGRONOMY BY THE AVERAGE
160 bu Average

5. AGRONOMY BY THE AVERAGE
160 bu Average
61453 Yield Points

6. AGRONOMY BY THE AVERAGE
160 bu Average
771 POINTS
61453 Yield Points

7. AGRONOMY BY THE AVERAGE
160 bu Average
771 POINTS
98.8 % Wrong
61453 Yield Points

8. AGRONOMY BY THE AVERAGE
160 bu Average
61453 Yield Points
771 POINTS
98.8% Wrong

9. PRACTICAL PRECISION AG

10. PRACTICAL PRECISION AG

11. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS
ZONE INPUTS
SOIL INPUTS BY ZONE
FERTILITY BEFORE TECHNOLOGY
ZONE TESTING
SOIL TESTING BY ZONE
CHANGING METHODS
VARIABLE RATE APPLICATIONS
POPULATIONS BY ZONES
MEASURING THE SUCCESS
EVALUATING PRECISION AGRONOMY
AND THE ECONOMICS

12. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS

13. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS
2016 2017
201420132012

14. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS
2016 2017
201420132012

15. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS

16. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS
Yield
Weather/Climate
Management &
Precision Agronomy

17. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS

18. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS

19. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS

20. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS

21. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS

22. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS

23. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS
ZONE INPUTS
SOIL INPUTS BY ZONE
FERTILITY BEFORE TECHNOLOGY

24. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS
ZONE INPUTS
SOIL INPUTS BY ZONE
FERTILITY BEFORE TECHNOLOGY

25. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS
ZONE INPUTS
SOIL INPUTS BY ZONE
FERTILITY BEFORE TECHNOLOGY

26. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS
ZONE INPUTS
SOIL INPUTS BY ZONE
FERTILITY BEFORE TECHNOLOGY

27. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS
ZONE INPUTS
SOIL INPUTS BY ZONE
FERTILITY BEFORE TECHNOLOGY
ZONE TESTING
SOIL TESTING BY ZONE
CHANGING METHODS

28. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS
ZONE INPUTS
SOIL INPUTS BY ZONE
FERTILITY BEFORE TECHNOLOGY
ZONE TESTING
SOIL TESTING BY ZONE
CHANGING METHODS

29. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS
ZONE INPUTS
SOIL INPUTS BY ZONE
FERTILITY BEFORE TECHNOLOGY
ZONE TESTING
SOIL TESTING BY ZONE
CHANGING METHODS
VARIABLE RATE APPLICATIONS
POPULATIONS BY ZONES

30. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS
ZONE INPUTS
SOIL INPUTS BY ZONE
FERTILITY BEFORE TECHNOLOGY
ZONE TESTING
SOIL TESTING BY ZONE
CHANGING METHODS
VARIABLE RATE APPLICATIONS
POPULATIONS BY ZONES
Soybean Seed ($70 per bag) = $5.00per 10,000sds/ac
100,000to 180,000seeds = $40

31. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS
ZONE INPUTS
SOIL INPUTS BY ZONE
FERTILITY BEFORE TECHNOLOGY
ZONE TESTING
SOIL TESTING BY ZONE
CHANGING METHODS
Wheat Seeding
• Tillering Influences
• Planted Population vsSurvived Population
VARIABLE RATE APPLICATIONS
POPULATIONS BY ZONES

32. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS
ZONE INPUTS
SOIL INPUTS BY ZONE
FERTILITY BEFORE TECHNOLOGY
ZONE TESTING
SOIL TESTING BY ZONE
CHANGING METHODS
Corn Seed ($300 per bag) = $3.75 per 1,000sds/ac
28,000 to 38,000 seeds = $37.50
VARIABLE RATE APPLICATIONS
POPULATIONS BY ZONES

33. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS
ZONE INPUTS
SOIL INPUTS BY ZONE
FERTILITY BEFORE TECHNOLOGY
ZONE TESTING
SOIL TESTING BY ZONE
CHANGING METHODS
VARIABLE RATE APPLICATIONS
POPULATIONS BY ZONES
MEASURING THE SUCCESS
EVALUATING PRECISION AGRONOMY
AND THE ECONOMICS

34. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS
ZONE INPUTS
SOIL INPUTS BY ZONE
FERTILITY BEFORE TECHNOLOGY
ZONE TESTING
SOIL TESTING BY ZONE
CHANGING METHODS
VARIABLE RATE APPLICATIONS
POPULATIONS BY ZONES
MEASURING THE SUCCESS
EVALUATING PRECISION AGRONOMY
AND THE ECONOMICS
$30.75
$36.90
$43.05
$49.20
$55.35
$61.50
$61.50
$61.50
$55.35

35. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS
ZONE INPUTS
SOIL INPUTS BY ZONE
FERTILITY BEFORE TECHNOLOGY
ZONE TESTING
SOIL TESTING BY ZONE
CHANGING METHODS
VARIABLE RATE APPLICATIONS
POPULATIONS BY ZONES
MEASURING THE SUCCESS
EVALUATING PRECISION AGRONOMY
AND THE ECONOMICS
$30.75 $100.75
$36.90 $104.10
$43.05 $111.65
$49.20 $119.35
$55.35 $123.20
$61.50 $130.90
$61.50 $134.95
$61.50 $139.50
$55.35 $127.05

36. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS
ZONE INPUTS
SOIL INPUTS BY ZONE
FERTILITY BEFORE TECHNOLOGY
ZONE TESTING
SOIL TESTING BY ZONE
CHANGING METHODS
VARIABLE RATE APPLICATIONS
POPULATIONS BY ZONES
MEASURING THE SUCCESS
EVALUATING PRECISION AGRONOMY
AND THE ECONOMICS
$20.70
$30.75 $100.75 $31.74
$36.90 $104.10 $30.36
$43.05 $111.65 $28.98
$49.20 $119.35 $27.60
$55.35 $123.20 $26.22
$61.50 $130.90 $23.46
$61.50 $134.95 $22.08
$61.50 $139.50
$55.35 $127.05 $24.54

37. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS
ZONE INPUTS
SOIL INPUTS BY ZONE
FERTILITY BEFORE TECHNOLOGY
ZONE TESTING
SOIL TESTING BY ZONE
CHANGING METHODS
VARIABLE RATE APPLICATIONS
POPULATIONS BY ZONES
MEASURING THE SUCCESS
EVALUATING PRECISION AGRONOMY
AND THE ECONOMICS
$20.70
$30.75 $100.75 $31.74
$36.90 $104.10 $30.36
$43.05 $111.65 $28.98
$49.20 $119.35 $27.60
$55.35 $123.20 $26.22
$61.50 $130.90 $23.46
$61.50 $134.95 $22.08
$61.50 $139.50
$55.35 $127.05 $24.54
$163.24
$171.36
$183.68
$196.15
$204.77
$206.94
$215.86
$218.53
$221.70

38. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS
ZONE INPUTS
SOIL INPUTS BY ZONE
FERTILITY BEFORE TECHNOLOGY
ZONE TESTING
SOIL TESTING BY ZONE
CHANGING METHODS
VARIABLE RATE APPLICATIONS
POPULATIONS BY ZONES
MEASURING THE SUCCESS
EVALUATING PRECISION AGRONOMY
AND THE ECONOMICS
$163.24
$171.36
$183.68
$196.15
$204.77
$206.94
$215.86
$218.53
$221.70
159 bu/ac
178 bu/ac
189 bu/ac
198 bu/ac
203 bu/ac
206 bu/ac
213 bu/ac
211 bu/ac
205 bu/ac

39. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS
ZONE INPUTS
SOIL INPUTS BY ZONE
FERTILITY BEFORE TECHNOLOGY
ZONE TESTING
SOIL TESTING BY ZONE
CHANGING METHODS
VARIABLE RATE APPLICATIONS
POPULATIONS BY ZONES
MEASURING THE SUCCESS
EVALUATING PRECISION AGRONOMY
AND THE ECONOMICS
$163.24
$171.36
$183.68
$196.15
$204.77
$206.94
$215.86
$218.53
$221.70
187 bu/ac
192 bu/ac
195 bu/ac
197 bu/ac
199 bu/ac
203 bu/ac
206 bu/ac
200 bu/ac
194 bu/ac
159 bu/ac
178 bu/ac
189 bu/ac
198 bu/ac
203 bu/ac
206 bu/ac
213 bu/ac
211 bu/ac
205 bu/ac
2016
87 bu/ac
114bu/ac
133 bu/ac
147 bu/ac
162 bu/ac
171 bu/ac
175 bu/ac
176 bu/ac
151 bu/ac
20172014

40. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS
ZONE INPUTS
SOIL INPUTS BY ZONE
FERTILITY BEFORE TECHNOLOGY
ZONE TESTING
SOIL TESTING BY ZONE
CHANGING METHODS
VARIABLE RATE APPLICATIONS
POPULATIONS BY ZONES
MEASURING THE SUCCESS
EVALUATING PRECISION AGRONOMY
AND THE ECONOMICS
2017

41. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS
ZONE INPUTS
SOIL INPUTS BY ZONE
FERTILITY BEFORE TECHNOLOGY
ZONE TESTING
SOIL TESTING BY ZONE
CHANGING METHODS
VARIABLE RATE APPLICATIONS
POPULATIONS BY ZONES
MEASURING THE SUCCESS
EVALUATING PRECISION AGRONOMY
AND THE ECONOMICS
2017

42. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS
ZONE INPUTS
SOIL INPUTS BY ZONE
FERTILITY BEFORE TECHNOLOGY
ZONE TESTING
SOIL TESTING BY ZONE
CHANGING METHODS
VARIABLE RATE APPLICATIONS
POPULATIONS BY ZONES
MEASURING THE SUCCESS
EVALUATING PRECISION AGRONOMY
AND THE ECONOMICS
2017

43. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS
ZONE INPUTS
SOIL INPUTS BY ZONE
FERTILITY BEFORE TECHNOLOGY
ZONE TESTING
SOIL TESTING BY ZONE
CHANGING METHODS
VARIABLE RATE APPLICATIONS
POPULATIONS BY ZONES
MEASURING THE SUCCESS
EVALUATING PRECISION AGRONOMY
AND THE ECONOMICS
2017

44. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS
ZONE INPUTS
SOIL INPUTS BY ZONE
FERTILITY BEFORE TECHNOLOGY
ZONE TESTING
SOIL TESTING BY ZONE
CHANGING METHODS
VARIABLE RATE APPLICATIONS
POPULATIONS BY ZONES
MEASURING THE SUCCESS
EVALUATING PRECISION AGRONOMY
AND THE ECONOMICS
2017

45. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS
ZONE INPUTS
SOIL INPUTS BY ZONE
FERTILITY BEFORE TECHNOLOGY
ZONE TESTING
SOIL TESTING BY ZONE
CHANGING METHODS
VARIABLE RATE APPLICATIONS
POPULATIONS BY ZONES
MEASURING THE SUCCESS
EVALUATING PRECISION AGRONOMY
AND THE ECONOMICS
2017

46. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS
ZONE INPUTS
SOIL INPUTS BY ZONE
FERTILITY BEFORE TECHNOLOGY
ZONE TESTING
SOIL TESTING BY ZONE
CHANGING METHODS
VARIABLE RATE APPLICATIONS
POPULATIONS BY ZONES
MEASURING THE SUCCESS
EVALUATING PRECISION AGRONOMY
AND THE ECONOMICS

47. DEFINING ZONES
USING THE RIGHT LAYERS
ZONE INPUTS
SOIL INPUTS BY ZONE
FERTILITY BEFORE TECHNOLOGY
ZONE TESTING
SOIL TESTING BY ZONE
CHANGING METHODS
VARIABLE RATE APPLICATIONS
POPULATIONS BY ZONES
MEASURING THE SUCCESS
EVALUATING PRECISION AGRONOMY
AND THE ECONOMICS