Questions?
Talk to our Precision Ag team or call:
563-285-7820.
DIALING IN PROFITS WITH DECISION AG SERVICES
It’s important to have goals for your farming operation – whether they’re for agronomics, economics or sustainability. River Valley Cooperative created our Decision Ag team to help you reach whatever goals you want to achieve in these areas.
We employ experienced, full-time specialists to work with you on crafting a plan for your operation based on your goals. They do so by analyzing and interpreting data from precision agriculture technologies to make decisions and measure improvements on your operation.
The objective is to create a plan that drives profitability and sustainability through improved productivity and efficiency.
DECISION AG TECHNOLOGIES
Whether you’re just beginning, or you’ve been using precision ag practices for years, we help you take full advantage of today’s technology. Count on River Valley Cooperative for:
Variable-rate fertilizer. We can assist with lime, nitrogen, and dry fertilizer prescriptions and applications.
Variable-rate seeding prescriptions. We can assist with both variable-rate population seeding and variable-rate hybrid seeding for your planting equipment.
Mapping services. We utilize Agvance SKY Mapping for soil maps. These maps display data from soil samples collected by our partner SoilView and analyzed by Midwest Laboratories. We also bring in maps for yields, field boundaries, tile lines, compaction, GIS recordkeeping, data overlays, and more.
NEW TECHNOLOGY: INTRODUCING SOIL DNA
Not every “latest and greatest” that comes along will be right for every operation. But one new service we offer that shows great potential is soil DNA.
This specialized program tests for DNA in a soil sample. Analysis of the sample can then measure the amount of pathogen attributes in the soil, such as corn rootworm, soybean cyst nematode and sudden death syndrome. With a clear understanding of what pest pressures are in the soil, we can develop management strategies to handle them.
The DNA test can also tell us other attributes of the soil, including the level of biological diversity, denitrification risk, soybean nitrogen fixation and phosphorous solubilization.
Talk to a Decision Ag Specialist for more information on this exciting new technology.
DECISION AG SERVICES
- Nutrient recommendations, including phosphorus, potassium and lime
- Nitrogen recommendations and equations
- One-off prescriptions for variable rate seeding, including multiple hybrids
- Imagery, including drone
- Data management, including working with growers on monitor set ups, data collection and map creation
RVC SUSTAIN AND TRUTERRA®
Sustainability can be defined differently depending on who’s talking. So, it can be hard to determine exactly what direction is most beneficial for a farm. But River Valley Cooperative is here to help provide answers and solutions to help you walk down the sustainability path.
We are innovating for the future to help our farmers find sustainable solutions to protect vital natural resources, including soil and water. Our agronomy team, including Decision Ag Specialists, can advise you on the benefits of cover crops and other management techniques that have proven benefits for the soil and crops.
We rely on Truterra, the leading farmer-driven ag and food sustainability program in the U.S. With Truterra, you can better manage the required data to access carbon markets. 