Precision Agriculture

 What is MyFarm Precision Acre?

Holmes Agro has partnered with NDVI imagery providers to supply high-quality NDVI imagery to our customer base. This satellite imagery can be used in season to check field health on the go. This can improve scouting by letting you know which fields need to be scouted, and where you should be checking. By increasing scouting efficiency we can stay on top of insect or disease outbreaks though the season and minimize yield impacts through quick treatments.

This imagery can also be used as a base layer for in season variable rate applications of dry or liquid nitrogen products, allowing you to optimize your inputs by placing them where you will have the best response.

Please contact us if you are interested in trying out this system on your own farm!

 
AgStudio
 
Holmes Agro is excited to announce the addition of Mapshot's Agstudio program to our precision ag portfolio. This program allows us to seamlessly integrate production and application information from leading equipment manufacturer's data management software. This allows us to:
  • Create soil sampling and management zones from soil type, topography and historical yield data
  • Automate the soil testing process
  • Create analysis driven variable rate prescriptions for fertilizer, fungicides, and seeding
The Agstudio platform is also paired with industry leading satellite NDVI imaging, allowing us to create the same management zones, and accurate prescriptions based on in-season crop health.
 
Equipment 
 

Holmes Agro is ready to service your fertilizer and crop protection custom application needs with a fleet of 7 Dry application machines and 4 contract high clearance sprayers. All machines are equipped GPS guided auto steer and variable rate application technology. Whether you are looking for Variable Rate lime applications or in crop high clearance spreading, we can meet your needs.

Our fleet includes three 8400 AgChem Airflows with 70 foot dry booms capable of spreading fertilizer, cover crop, seed or a combination all of them. We have 2 Spinner Floaters that allow for dry fertilizer and lime application. Variable Rate Lime applications with these machines has become increasingly popular in recent years. We have two 1100C High Clearance AgChem Rogators capable of pre- or in-crop applications. Top dressing nitrogen to improve nutrient stewardship has proved to be a valuable service for our customers. Our newest High Clearance machine is equipped with an Amazone-ZG-TS-7500 box, with the most advance application technology available. This technology allows for on the go spread pattern adjustments to essentially eliminate overlap when finishing up fields. It is equipped with 4-wheel steering to reduce tramping, and with on board scale it continually calibrates itself for optimum performance.

All of our operators go through significant training including completing of 4R stewardship to ensure you are getting the best application possible. Call us for your application needs.